Dictionary

Carey en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/ˈkeɹe/ (Scotland)
/ˈkeəɹi/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
/ˈkeɹɪ/ (Scotland)
/ˈkiəɹi/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈkɛəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈkɜːɹɪ/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
/ˈkeː.ɹi/ (Australia)
/ˈkɛɚ.i/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈkɛɹ.i/ Mary–marry–merry merger
kârʹē (General-American)

Etymology

* As a German surname, Americanized from Gehrig, Gehring. * As a Welsh surname, variant of Carew. * As an English surname, from placenames derived from Proto-Brythonic *karɨd (“to love”). * As an Irish surname, from mac Fhiachra (“descendant of Fiachra”), from préachán (“crow”). * Also as an Irish surname, from the root of the name Kerry.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A hamlet in Ballingham parish and Little Dewchurch parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5631).
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States, including: ▸ An unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States, including: ▸ A minor city in Blaine County, Idaho.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States, including: ▸ A village in Crawford Township, Wyandot County, Ohio.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States, including: ▸ An unincorporated community in Childress County, Texas.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States, including: ▸ A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An island of Nunavut, Canada, in James Bay off the coast of Quebec; in full, Carey Island.
(countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ An English habitational surname from either of these placenames.
(countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from Irish, anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Ciardha.
(countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A Celtic surname from Welsh, derived from Carew.
(countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ A male given name transferred from the surname.
(countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ A female given name, variant of Cary.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Cary		alternative	lexicographic
Careys	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Carey Fineman Ziter syndrome · Carey Formation · Carey Island Group · Carey Bay · Carey Island · Carey Lake · Carey Islands · Carey Group · Carey Glacier · Careyesque · Carey Gully

Cari · Carrie · Carrey · Carre · Carry · Cary · Carie · Carri · Care