Carey

//ˈkɛəɹi// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A hamlet in Ballingham parish and Little Dewchurch parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5631). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A place in the United States, including:; An unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A place in the United States, including:; A minor city in Blaine County, Idaho. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A place in the United States, including:; A village in Crawford Township, Wyandot County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A place in the United States, including:; An unincorporated community in Childress County, Texas. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A place in the United States, including:; A town in Iron County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; An island of Nunavut, Canada, in James Bay off the coast of Quebec; in full, Carey Island. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A surname.; An English habitational surname from either of these placenames. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A surname.; A surname from Irish, anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Ciardha. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A surname.; A Celtic surname from Welsh, derived from Carew. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A unisex given name.; A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A unisex given name.; A female given name, variant of Cary. countable, uncountable

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"Who has more fans, Celine Dion or Mariah Carey?"

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.

Related phrases

Carey BayCarey Fineman Ziter syndromeCarey FormationCarey GlacierCarey GroupCarey GullyCarey IslandCarey Island GroupCarey IslandsCarey Lakeplace name

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