Carr

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr (“brushwood”).
2. (countable, uncountable) A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Kerr.
3. (countable, uncountable) A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Carra, Ó Cairre.
4. (countable, uncountable) An Irish surname, a variant of Kilcar.
5. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States:
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11. (countable, uncountable) A place in England:
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Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Kerr.
* As an Irish surname, from the root of the surname Keary, from ciar (“black”); compare Carey.
* Also as an Irish surname, named after a priest Cathair (compare cathair (“fort”))
* Also as an Irish surname, from a personal name derived from corr (“pointed, projected point”).

Sentences

Carr was an alcoholic .