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 [ 2 syll. car-rie, ca-rr-ie ] The girl name Carrie is pronounced KEHRiy KEY. 1: Carrie's language of origin is Old Welsh and it is predominantly used in English. The name Carrie means 'one who lives at the castle'. The name could have first originated as the diminutive of Caroline or Carol, or else it could also be from the Welsh caer rhiw ('hill fort'), or else it could be of Latin roots. The name was first used in the 19th century, and it grew in popularity after Stephen King published his horror novel Carrie (1974). Carrie is the feminine version of the English Carey. A form of the name is the English Karrie. 2: Carrie's language of origin is Latin. Here, it means 'mover of goods'. Derived from the word carriarus. It represents the transferred use of the job title as a given name. In addition, Carrie is a form (English) of the English and Irish Ciara. Carrie is also a form of the English Carissa. Carrie is also a pet form (English) of the English and French Caroline. See also the related forms, Carrie-Ann (English) and Carrie-Anne. Carrie is an unusual baby girl name. In 1900, 0.538% of baby girls were named Carrie. It was #48 in rank then. The baby name has steeply dropped in popularity since then, and is of only very modest use now. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Carrie, Caroline (English and French) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Carrie include Carey (English), Carie (English), Carrey (English), Cary (English), Karie (English), Keri (Welsh and English), Kerie (English), Kerrey (English), Kerri (English), Kerrie (English), Kerry (English), Kery (English), Cara (English, German, and Italian), Carah (English), Cari (English and Welsh), Caro (English), Carra (English), Carri (English), Carry (English), and Chiara (Italian). Details of famous persons named Carrie: KEY: English pronunciation for Carrie: 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)"   |
