Casey - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Casey \c(a)-

, also used as boy's name Casey, is pronounced KAY-see. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "alert, watchful". From the male Gaelic name Cathasaigh. Also variant of Cassie. Made famous by the song about the engineer of the Cannon Ball Express, Casey Jones. Caycee and Cacia are short forms of Acacia.

Casey has 33 variant forms: Cacey, Cacia, Cacie, Caisee, Caisey, Caisi, Caisie, Casee, Casi, Casie, Caycee, Caycey, Cayci, Caycie, Caysee, Caysey, Caysi, Caycie, Kacey, Kacie, Kacy, Kacyee, Kasey, Kaycee, Kaycey, Kayci, Kaycie, Kaysee, Kaysey, Kaysi, Kaysie, Kaysy and Kaysyee.

For more information, see also related names Kelsey and Cassandra.

Baby names that sound like Casey are Cassy, Casy and Cassey.

Casey is a very common first name for women (#461 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#479 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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