Kermit (given name)

Gendermale

Word/nameIrish and Manx

Meaningson of Dermot

Kermit is a male given name found mainly in the United States. It is a variant spelling of Kermode, a surname in the Isle of Man, which itself is a Manx language variant of Mac Diarmata, an Irish language patronymic anglicised MacDermot.^[1] The name Kermit came to prominence through Kermit Roosevelt (1889–1943), son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt,^[1] named for Robert Kermit, a maternal great-uncle.^[2] The character Kermit the Frog, introduced in 1955, made the name known internationally through the television programs Sesame Street (from 1969) and The Muppet Show (from 1976).

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Kermit Alexander (born 1941), former American football player
Kermit Beahan (1918–1989), U.S. Air Force officer who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Kermit Bloomgarden (1904–1976), American theatrical producer
Kermit Blossor (1911–2006), namesake of the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame
Kermit Blount (born 1958), former head college football coach at Winston-Salem State University
Kermit Brashear (born 1944), American politician
Kermit Brown (born 1942), American politician
Kermit Edward Bye (1937–2021), United States Circuit Judge
Kermit S. Champa (1939–2004), American art historian and educator
Kermit Cintrón (born 1979), boxer
Kermit R. Cofer (1908–1989), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Kermit Davis (born 1959), men's basketball head coach at Mississippi University
Kermit Dial (1908–1982), American Negro league infielder
Kermit Driscoll (born 1956), jazz bassist
Kermit Eady (1940–2019), American social worker
Kermit Erasmus (born 1990), footballer
Kermit Goell (1915–1997), American songwriter and archaeologist
Kermit Gordon (1916–1976), Director of the United States Bureau of the Budget
Kermit Gosnell (born 1941), physician and convicted murderer

Kermit L. Hall (1944–2006), legal historian and university president
Kermit Holmes (born 1969), American basketball player and coach
Kermit Hunter (1910–2001), playwright
Kermit Johnson (born 1952), football player
Kermit D. Johnson (1928–2020), American Army chaplain
Kermit E. Krantz (1923–2007), physician
Kermit Lipez (born 1941), United States Circuit Judge
Kermit Love (1916–2008), puppeteer and actor
Kermit Lynch (born 1941), wine importer, author, and winemaker
Kermit Maynard (1897–1971), American actor and stuntman
Kermit Moore (1929–2013), American conductor, cellist, and composer
Kermit Moyer (born 1943), American author
Kermit Murdock (1908–1981), American actor
Kermit Oliver (born 1943), American painter
Kermit Poling (born 1960), American conductor, violinist, and composer
Kermit Quinn (fl. 1990s–2010s), American R&B singer
Kermit Roosevelt (disambiguation), descendants of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit Ruffins (born 1964), jazz musician

Kermit A. Sande (1943–2018), American politician
Kermit Schafer (1914–1979), writer and producer
Kermit Schmidt (1908–1963), American football end and halfback
Kermit Scott (1936–2008), American counselor and professor of philosophy
Kermit Scott (musician) (died 2002), jazz tenor saxophonist
Kermit Sheets (1915–2006), actor, director, playwright
Kermit Smith (fl. 2000s–2020s), American college baseball player and coach
Kermit Smith Jr. (1957–1995), convicted and executed murderer
Kermit Staggers (1947–2019), politician
Kermit Tesoro (born 1988), Filipino visual, installation, accessory, and fashion designer
Kermit Tipton (died 2012), namesake of Kermit Tipton Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee
Kermit Tyler (1913–2010), American Air Force officer
Kermit Van Every (1915–1998), American aeronautical engineer
Kermit Wahl (1922–1987), American professional baseball player
Kermit Washington (born 1951), former NBA basketball player
Kermit Weeks (born 1953), aviation enthusiast and collector/restorer
Kermit Whitfield (born 1993), American football wide receiver
Kermit Williams (born 1954), American politician
Kermit Zarley (born 1941), professional golfer and author

Kermit the Frog, of Muppets fame, introduced in 1955
Kermit the Hermit, a 1965 book by Bill Peet
Kermit William Hodges, the main character in Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy, beginning with Mr. Mercedes