Casey

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of an Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh (“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪsi/
• Rhymes: -eɪsi

Proper noun

Casey (countable and uncountable, plural Caseys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
   • 2011 July 7, New York Times:

     Casey Anthony was sentenced on Thursday to a four-year jail term, the maximum possible, for lying to the police, but will be freed this month because she has spent nearly three years behind bars in Orlando, Fla., awaiting trial.

4. A placename:
   1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Richard Casey, Baron Casey.
   2. The City of Casey, a local government area in eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, also named after Baron Casey.
   3. An electoral division in Victoria.
   4. A city in Clark County and Cumberland County, Illinois, United States.
   5. A minor city in Adair County and Guthrie County, Iowa, United States.
   6. A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.
   7. A township in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, named after George Elliott Casey.
   8. Ellipsis of Casey County.
5. (US, law, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Planned Parenthood v. Casey. A 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed the right to having an abortion; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

   Coordinate terms: Roe, Dobbs

Usage notes

Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 under Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in a 5-4 decision to overturn Roe (the remainder of the case was won on a 6-3 basis). That overturning of Roe also invalidated Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and called into question the right to privacy.

Derived terms

• Casey County
• County of Casey
• Division of Casey

Anagrams

• cayes