Carrie

Carrie meaning and name origin

Carrie \c(ar)-rie\ as a girl's name is pronounced KARE-ee. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Carrie is "free man". Pet form of Caroline and occasionally other names beginning with Car-. The Irish surname Carey is used more for boys than for girls. Singer Carrie Underwood.

Carrie has 9 variant forms: Caree, Carey, Cari, Carie, Carree, Carrey, Carri, Carry and Cary.

For more information, see also related names Kara, Cara, Carol and Carolyn.

Baby names that sound like Carrie are Karrie and Corrie.

View a list of the 7 names that reference Carrie.

Popularity of Carrie

Carrie is a very popular first name for women (#129 out of 4276) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#30644 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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