Kermit

Irish, variant of Diarmaid/Dermot

"free man"

Kermit Origin and Meaning

The name Kermit is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "free man".

Kermit was a Top 500 name until the 1960s, not coincidentally the decade in which Kermit the Frog became well known, proving that it isn't easy being green, even for a name. But we think it's time for some of those appealing Sesame Street names--Kermit, Elmo, Grover--to be taken out of that context and be considered on their own.

Historically, Kermit is known via Kermit Roosevelt, soldier and explorer son of President Theodore Roosevelt.

And if you're still not convinced, you can consider Dermot.

Kermit Rank in US Top 1000

# 997 in the US

Kermit Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1236 on Nameberry

Kermit Popularity

• 1236 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Kermit

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kermit.

• Hoyt
• Filbert
• Grover
• Clifford
• Hobbes
• Laird
• Randolph
• Ahmet
• Cliff
• Elmo
• Clem
• Newton
• Merle
• Herbert
• Jotham
• Beacon
• Clancy
• Nemo
• Lou
• Linetta

Famous People Named Kermit

• Kermit Roosevelt son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
• Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt Jr., American CIA analyst; grandson of the president
• Kermit Roosevelt III American academic and author; great,grandson of the president
• Kermit Ruffins American jazz trumpeter
• Kermit Maynard American actor and stuntman
• Kermit Cintron Puerto Rican boxer
• Kermit Alan Washington American basketball player
• Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love American Muppet puppeteer
• Kermit Weeks American aviator
• Kermit Murdock American actor
• Kermit Romeo Erasmus South African footballer
• Kermit Millard Zarley Jr., American golfer

Kermit in Pop Culture

• Kermit the Frog Muppet character
• Kermit minor character on TV's "Shameless"
• "Kermit the Hermit " children's book about a crab by Bill Peet
• Kermit Italian greyhound of Youtuber Jenna Marbles