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

Alex Carey – 4 – Quiet match with the bat for one of Australia's players of the series.

From BBC

And when Khawaja and Carey were removed by Tongue and Carse respectively in the space of nine balls, the momentum was back with England who had taken 3-6 in less than three overs.

From Barron's

We'd been aware for a while that Mariah Carey likes to take life at an easy pace these days, as she demonstrated in a less-than-energetic performance at the VMAs in September.

From BBC

In a response that went viral and gave us our new motto for 2026, Carey said simply: "I think I've done enough."

From BBC

A few things helped drive discretionary stocks higher over the past month, wrote Carey Kaufman, consumer strategist at Jefferies, including better-than-expected earnings reports from retailers, an acceleration in holiday sales, and low valuations across the sector that made retail stocks appealing.

From Barron's