Girl name origins & meanings Gaelic : Ciara's people; dark eyes Girl name variations Kerry Keri Kerrie Kerri Kerrin Boy name origins & meanings Irish : Small and dark-skinnedGaelic : Dark eyesIrish : DarkGaelic : Small and dark-skinned Boy name variations Ciaran Kiernan Kieron Key Kirwin Kerry Kern Kerr Ceirnin Carra Keri Kerrie Kerri Kerrin Kerwen Kerwyn Kieran Family name origins & meanings Irish : variant spelling of Kirwan.Variant spelling of German Gerwin.Americanized spelling of Dutch Kerwyn, a variant of Kervijn (see Kervin).