Kerrigan is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Kerrigan thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
The given name Kerrigan derived from the Irish surname Ó Ciaragáin. Ciaragáin is a diminutive of the Gaelic name Ciar.
Kerrigan means “descendant of Ciaragán” and “black” or “dark” (from Irish “ciar”).
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