Casey

Unisex American name

Casey is a given name, used for both males and females.

It comes from an Irish surname meaning "vigilant" or "watchful." The name gained cultural resonance through the folk song "Casey Jones" about a heroic railroad engineer, and through baseball's "Casey at the Bat." Casey struck out with the bases loaded.

name

Irish

Of the Emerald Isle

heritage · surname · unisex · nickname · diminutive · patronymic · anglicized · given name

poem

strikeout

Batter retired on pitches

ninth inning · hubris · tragedy · folklore · iconic

typeface

sans-serif

Type without terminal strokes

Geneva · display · legibility · digital · interface · clean · modern

Categories
Opposites
name position/type

Caseysurname

Hereditary family identifier

family name · last name · Smith · Johnson · patronymic

Phrases
Family

case

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G