Definition of "Carey"

A placename

1. A place in England, United Kingdom; Any of several place names in south-west England.  examples

2. Ellipsis of Carey Island.; An island in Nunavut, Canada, in the James Bay, off the coast of Quebec.  examples

(countable) A surname.

1. An English habitational surname from either of these placenames.  examples

2. A surname from Irish, anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Ciardha.  examples

3. A Celtic surname from Welsh, derived from Carew.  examples

(countable) A unisex given name

1. A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

2. A female given name, variant of Cary.  examples