Casey

Casey is a unisex name of Biblical, Celtic, English, French, Gaelic, Greek, Irish, Latin and Spanish origin. Meaning in Biblical: Refers to the Biblical acacia wood that was used to build the wilderness Tabernacle. Meaning in Celtic and Gaelic: Brave. Meaning in English: Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam. This name became popular in medieval Britain, and fashionable in the USA in the mid-2Oth century. A diminutive of Casirnir, Cassandra, or Cathedne. Meaning in French: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina. Meaning in Greek: Honorable. Biblical; acacia wood was used to build the wilderness Tabernacle. Meaning in Irish: Observant; alert; vigorous. Meaning in Latin: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin ‘Katharina’, from the Greek Aikaterina’. It was borne by a number of saints, including St Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr who suffered torture on a spiked wheel. Meaning in Spanish: Honorable. Casey is a short form of Cassandra and short form of Catherine. Famous bearer: radio personality and voice of ‘Scooby-Doo’ (cartoon dog) Casey Kasem. The name has 5 letters.