# Casey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkeɪsi/ · frequency rank #7,534

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
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13. 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.

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

## Easily confused with
- **cay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cay)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cse)
- **cash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cash)
- **cast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cast)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cave)
- **Cass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cass)
- **cosy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cosy)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cate)
- **cask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cask)
- **cause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cause)
- **chase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-chase)
- **cease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cease)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-corey)
- **caves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-caves)
- **caste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-caste)
- **cater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cater)
- **Cathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cathy)
- **Comey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-comey)
- **Cosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cosby)
- **Coney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-coney)

## Common misspellings (7)
`acsey`, `caesy`, `caseyy`, `cassey`, `casye`, `ccasey`, `csaey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/casey