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.

# 997 in the US

Kermit Rank in US Top 1000

# 1236 on Nameberry

Kermit Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Kermit Popularity

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