"Carey" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɛəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɛɚ.i/ (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈkɛɹ.i/ (note: Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈkeː.ɹi/ [General-Australian], /ˈkeəɹi/ [New-Zealand] (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /ˈkiəɹi/ (note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger), /ˈkeɹɪ/ [Scotland], /ˈkeɹe/ [Scotland], /ˈkɜːɹɪ/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Carey.wav Forms: Careys [plural], Cary [alternative]
enPR: kârʹē [General-American] Rhymes: -ɛəɹi 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*karɨd|t=to love}} Proto-Brythonic *karɨd (“to love”), {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Carey (countable and uncountable, plural Careys)
  1. A placename:
    A hamlet in Ballingham parish and Little Dewchurch parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5631).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Herefordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Herefordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-R0QSLUmj
  2. A placename:
    A place in the United States, including:
    An unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-GKDrUGV-
  3. A placename:
    A place in the United States, including:
    A minor city in Blaine County, Idaho.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Idaho, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Idaho, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name--Am9Ea4Y
  4. A placename:
    A place in the United States, including:
    A village in Crawford Township, Wyandot County, Ohio.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Ohio, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-C-m0nSUI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 7 24 27 7 4 7 2 2 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 8 7 24 28 7 4 3 4 2 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 8 6 25 28 6 5 3 3 2 3 1
  5. A placename:
    A place in the United States, including:
    An unincorporated community in Childress County, Texas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-SMxAAouR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 7 24 27 7 4 7 2 2 3 1 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 4 4 4 9 11 4 2 3 2 1 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 8 7 24 28 7 4 3 4 2 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 8 6 25 28 6 5 3 3 2 3 1
  6. A placename:
    A place in the United States, including:
    A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-LbZH~tEK
  7. A placename:
    Ellipsis of Carey Island; an island in Nunavut, Canada, in the James Bay, off the coast of Quebec.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Carey Island (extra: an island in Nunavut, Canada, in the James Bay, off the coast of Quebec) Categories (place): Places in Canada Derived forms: Carey Fineman Ziter syndrome, Carey Formation, Carey Glacier, Carey Group, Carey Gully, Carey Island, Carey Island Group, Carey Islands, Carey Lake Related terms: Care, Cari, Carie, Carre, Carrey, Carri, Carrie, Carry, Cary
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-WaW3n1xP Categories (other): Islands
  8. (countable) A surname.
    An English habitational surname from either of these placenames.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-KsthIgXL Categories (other): English surnames
  9. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Irish, anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Ciardha.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-Qes3bwqh Categories (other): English surnames
  10. (countable) A surname.
    A Celtic surname from Welsh, derived from Carew.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-v-G9wSz2 Categories (other): English surnames
  11. (countable) A unisex given name.
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-ZJMpBDuk Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 4 4 4 9 11 4 2 3 2 1 27 27
  12. (countable) A unisex given name.
    A female given name, variant of Cary.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Carey-en-name-zz9zJJV7 Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 4 4 4 9 11 4 2 3 2 1 27 27

Inflected forms

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}

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