Carey

American  

[kair-ee, kar-ee] / ˈkɛər i, ˈkær i /

noun

1. male given name, form of Carew.

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Carey British  

/ ˈkɛərɪ /

noun

1. George ( Leonard ). born 1935, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002)

2. Peter. born 1943, Australian novelist and writer; his novels include Illywhacker (1985), Oscar and Lucinda (1988), and True History of the Kelly Gang (2001)

3. William. 1761–1834, British orientalist and pioneer Baptist missionary in India

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Example Sentences

“From an American sports perspective, nobody touches the NFL in terms of their reach,” said Carey Collins Krug, chief marketing officer of Abercrombie & Fitch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mariah Carey performs during the opening ceremony.

From BBC

In white and shiny silver, with an ostrich feather boa and a reported $15 million worth of diamond jewelry, there was a statuesque, statue-still Mariah Carey, who is not Italian, but sang in Italian, the standard “Nel blu, dipinto di blu,” known here as “Volare,” which merged into her own “Nothing Is Impossible.”

From Los Angeles Times

I am not someone who ordinarily cares anything about Carey, but she was marvelous in this context.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, American singer Mariah Carey - one of the world's best-selling female artists - was decked out in a sparkling white outfit as she performed a version of Volare.

From BBC