Kermit (given name)
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. The name Kermit came to prominence through Kermit Roosevelt, son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, named for Robert Kermit, a maternal great-uncle. The character Kermit the Frog, introduced in 1955, made the name known internationally through the television programs Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.People with the given name Kermit
- Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, second wife of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
- Kermit Beahan, U.S. Air Force officer who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
- Kermit Blount, former head college football coach at Winston-Salem State University
- Kermit Cintrón, boxer
- Kermit Davis, men's basketball head coach at Mississippi University
- Kermit Driscoll, jazz bassist
- Kermit Erasmus, footballer
- Kermit Gosnell, physician and convicted murderer
- Kermit Johnson, football player
- Kermit Hunter, playwright
- Kermit E. Krantz, physician
- Kermit Love, puppeteer and actor
- Kermit Lynch, Wine importer, author, and Winemaker.
- Kermit Murdock, actor
- Kermit Murphy, DBA, Pool Champ and obsessive fan of Ronaldo.
- Kermit Roosevelt, descendants of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
- Kermit Ruffins, jazz musician
- Kermit Schaefer, writer and producer
- Kermit Staggers, politician
- Kermit Washington, former NBA basketball player
- Kermit Weeks, aviation enthusiast and collector/restorer
- Kermit Zarley, professional golfer and author
Fictional characters
- Kermit the Frog, of Muppets fame
- Kermit the Hermit, a book by Bill Peet
- Kermit William Hodges, the main character in Stephen King's Mercedes trilogy.
