Carey
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]- 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.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɛəɹi/
- (General American) enPR: kârʹē
- (without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɚ.i/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹ.i/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹi
Proper noun
[edit]Carey (countable and uncountable, plural Careys)
- A placename
- A place in England, United Kingdom; Any of several place names in south-west England.
- Ellipsis of Carey Island.; An island in Nunavut, Canada, in the James Bay, off the coast of Quebec.
- (countable) A surname.
- An English habitational surname from either of these placenames.
- A surname from Irish, anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Ciardha.
- A Celtic surname from Welsh, derived from Carew.
- (countable) A unisex given name
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name, variant of Cary.
Derived terms
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- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Welsh
- English terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- English terms derived from Irish
- English 2-syllable words
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- English 3-syllable words
- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹi
- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹi/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Places in England
- English ellipses
- en:Islands
- en:Places in Canada
- English surnames
- English surnames from Irish
- English surnames from Welsh
- English given names
- English male given names
- English female given names
- English unisex given names
- English male given names from surnames