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Carey

/ˈkɛəɹi/ UK
/ˈkɛɚ.i/
/ˈkɛɹ.i/
/ˈkeː.ɹi/ Australia
/ˈkeəɹi/ New Zealand
/ˈkiəɹi/
/ˈkeɹɪ/ Scotland
/ˈkeɹe/ Scotland
/ˈkɜːɹɪ/

Sounds like carry (Mary–marry–merry merger), Kerry (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -ɛəɹi

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun Careys · Cary

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kerry, santos, qari, webb, curry, foster, kari, carrie, cary, carrey, concern, attention, custody, charge, keeping, supervision

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@misc{carey_2026,
  title = {Carey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}