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 [ 2 syll. ca-rey, car-ey ] The boy name Carey is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KEHRiy KEY. 1: Carey is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Old Welsh. The name is of the meaning one who lives at the castle. Derived from the element 'caer rhiw' which means hill fort. The name Carrie (English) is the female form of Carey. The name Cary (English) is a variant of Carey. 2: Carey is of Latin origin. The meaning here is dear, costly. Carey is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1957, 0.021% of baby boys were given the name Carey. It ranked at #351 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is currently of irregular use. Out of all boy names in its group, Carey was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Carey include Cary (English), Keri (English), Kerri (English), Kerrie (English), Kerry (English), Casar (Slavic), Cäsar (German), Chirayu (Indian), Coree (English), Corey (English), Cori (English), Corie (English), Corrie (English), Corry (English), Cory (English), Currey (English), Currie (English), Curro (Spanish), Curry (English), and Kaarle (Finnish). KEY: English pronunciation for Carey: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
