MEANING & HISTORY
What does Casey mean?
Casey comes from the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, based on the personal name Cathassach. Cathassach is interpreted as vigilant, while the surname adds a descent relationship. The given name therefore comes through a family name.
Historical Irish annal records independently document Cathassach and its spelling variants. Casey’s later use as a first name preserves that route without implying that every bearer shares one ancestor.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
The cited sources trace Casey through Irish.
Wiktionary records Casey as a personal name in English.
Dictionary accounts by language
English
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Casey
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Casey Francisco
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Casey
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
- Caloy♂Familiar form of Carlo, Carlos, or Carl
- Candy♀Familiar form of Candace, influenced by candy
- Cary♂♀Variant of Carey, from Irish Ó Ciardha
- Casper♂Caspar-family form; possibly treasurer
- Cass♂♀Short form of Cassandra, Cassidy, and other Cass-names
- Casto♂Chaste or pure
- Cathy♀Familiar form of Catherine
- Ramsey♂Garlic island in the English place-name account
What rhymes with Casey?
Dictionary rhyme matches for the readings shown.
Explore Casey further
Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate record · ODbL 1.0
- Wikidata
- 1 person record with this given name · Q14943953 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q14943953 — Casey (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Casey Francisco (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Casey (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Casey (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Cathassach (opens in a new tab)
- Kathleen M. O’Brien — Index of Names in Irish Annals: Cathassach / Cathasach (opens in a new tab)