Antonyms for
carey
A surname.
0 antonyms 5 letters

No Antonyms Found for Carey

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All Definitions for Carey

Below are all the dictionary definitions of carey:

1A surname.
2A unisex given name.
3An English habitational surname from either of these placenames.
4A surname from Irish, anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Ciardha.
5A Celtic surname from Welsh, derived from Carew.
6A place in the United States, including:
7An unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia.
8A minor city in Blaine County, Idaho.
9A village in Crawford Township, Wyandot County, Ohio.
10An unincorporated community in Childress County, Texas.
11A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
12An island of Nunavut, Canada, in James Bay off the coast of Quebec
13In full, Carey Island.
14A placename:
15A hamlet in Ballingham parish and Little Dewchurch parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5631).
16A male given name transferred from the surname.
17A female given name, variant of Cary.

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About antonyms for carey

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