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Carey f, m

1 Irish: transferred use of the surname Carey, which has two origins. It is in part a local name from Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire, and was taken to Ireland in the 12th century by followers of Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke. To this has been assimilated an Irish patronymic, Ó Ciardha ‘descendant of the dark one’.

2 English: variant spelling of CARY (SEE Cary), used mainly as a female name, under the influence of CARRIE (SEE Carrie).