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

Carey said it’s wrong to reduce a disabled person’s SSI benefits for choosing or needing to live with loved ones.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Parents Scott and Louisa, from Helston in Cornwall, sought private OIT for their five-year-old daughter Carey after she suffered an "extremely frightening" anaphylactic reaction as a toddler.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“There’s no economic incentive” for an auditor to scrutinize valuations too deeply, said Jeffrey Hooke, who teaches at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and researches private-fund valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The Netflix anthology series returns with a new season featuring Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a troubled couple that becomes entangled with a Gen Z couple with their own set of issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Stuart decided that he needed advice on such an important matter, so he started uptown to find his friend Dr. Carey, the surgeon-dentist, owner of the schooner Wasp.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White