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Carey
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carey tortuga de carey
English
thumb|The Cottage of Content, a pub in Carey, Herefordshire
Alternative forms
en Cary
Etymology
As a en de - surname, Americanized from en Gehrig, en Gehring.
As a en cy - surname, variant of en Carew.
As an English surname, from placenames derived from en cel-bry-pro *karɨd to love.
As an en ga - surname, from ga mac ga Fhiachra descendant of Fiachra, from ga préachán crow.
Also as an Irish surname, from the root of the name en Kerry.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɛəɹi/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Carey.wav Southern England
kârʹē GA
en /ˈkɛɚ.i/ nMmmm
en /ˈkɛɹ.i/ Mmmm
en /ˈkeː.ɹi/ AU
en /ˈkeəɹi/ NZ,non-near-square
en /ˈkiəɹi/ NZ,near-square
en /ˈkeɹɪ/ /ˈkeɹe/ Scotland
en /ˈkɜːɹɪ/ Lancashire,square-nurse
en carry<aa:Mmmm> Kerry<aa:Mmmm>
en ɛəɹi 2
Proper noun
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A placename:
en hamlet par/Ballingham and par/Little Dewchurch co/Herefordshire cc/England OS grid ref SO5631. List of United Kingdom locations: Car-Cd#Car
en place c/USA, including:
en ucomm co/Greene County s/Georgia.
en minor city co/Blaine County s/Idaho.
en village twp:Suf/Crawford co/Wyandot County s/Ohio.
en ucomm co/Childress County s/Texas.
en town co/Iron County s/Wisconsin.
en Carey Island island terr/Nunavut c/Canada in James Bay off the coast of Quebec.
en countable en.
An English habitational surname from either of these placenames.
en Irish, anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Ciardha.
en Celtic Welsh, derived from Carew.
en countable en unisex.
en male surnames.
en female Cary.
Derived terms
en Carey Bay Carey Fineman Ziter syndrome Carey Formation Carey Glacier Carey Group Carey Gully Carey Island Carey Island Group Carey Islands Carey Lake Careyesque
See also
en Cary Cari Carie Carrie Carrey Carry Carri Carre Care
References
Anagrams
en acery Cayer Racey craye
en unisex given names