Casey
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In general, Casey is a common variation of the Irish Gaelic cathasaigh, meaning vigilant, brave, or watchful. At least six different sept
Sept
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...

s used this name, primarily in the Counties
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland are sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation and local government. Closely related to the county is the County corporate which covered towns or cities which were deemed to be important enough to be independent from their counties. A county...

 of Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

 and Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...

.

Casey may refer to:

Music

  • Casey (song)
    Casey (song)
    "Casey" is a song written by Darren Hayes and Peter-John Vettese for Hayes' album This Delicate Thing We've Made. It was the fourth and final single from the album, and so far the only single of Hayes' career to be a download-only release...

    , 2008 song by Darren Hayes from the album This Delicate Thing We've Made
  • Casey's Song, 2005 song by City and Colour from the album Sometimes
    Sometimes (album)
    Sometimes is the debut solo album by City and Colour, a side project of Dallas Green, a guitarist and singer for the band Alexisonfire. At first, the majority of these songs were only available at live shows or over the Internet through Peer-to-peer services. However, due to high demand, the songs...


Places

Antarctica
  • Casey Station
    Casey Station
    Casey Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division located on Vincennes Bay in the Australian Antarctic Territory.- History :...

  • Casey Range
    Casey Range
    Casey Range is a jagged, razor-backed ridge and a few nunataks in a line extending north-south, standing 8 miles west of David Range, in the Framnes Mountains. Discovered by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition , 1929–31, under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Rt....


Australia
  • Casey, Australian Capital Territory
    Casey, Australian Capital Territory
    Casey is a suburb in Canberra, Australia , approximately 4 km from the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 13 km from the centre of Canberra. The suburb is named after Richard Casey, Baron Casey an Australian politician, diplomat and later the 16th Governor-General of Australia. It is bound...

  • City of Casey
    City of Casey
    The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...

    , Melbourne
  • Division of Casey
    Division of Casey
    The Division of Casey is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1969 and is named for Richard Casey, who was Governor-General of Australia 1965-69. It is located in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne and includes the suburbs of Croydon, Montrose and Olinda...

    , electoral district for the House of Representatives

United States
  • Casey, Illinois
    Casey, Illinois
    Casey is a city in Clark and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,942 at the 2000 census.The Cumberland County portion of Casey is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

    , a city in Clark County
  • Casey, Iowa
    Casey, Iowa
    Casey is a city in Adair and Guthrie Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 478 at the 2000 census.The Guthrie County portion of Casey is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area...

  • Casey County, Kentucky
    Casey County, Kentucky
    Casey County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was formed in 1807. As of 2010, the population was 15,955. Its county seat is Liberty, Kentucky. The county is named for Colonel William Casey. It is the only Kentucky county entirely in Knobs region. Casey County is home to...


Other uses

  • Casey (typeface)
    Casey (typeface)
    Casey is a sans-serif typeface created and owned by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation , a transit operator in Hong Kong. The typeface was created in 1996 by Dalton Maag under the order of KCRC for use on the corporate identity of its railway system ....

    , a sans-serif
    Sans-serif
    In typography, a sans-serif, sans serif or san serif typeface is one that does not have the small projecting features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. The term comes from the French word sans, meaning "without"....

     typeface developed by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation for use in its railway system
  • Casey, the Japanese name for Abra
    Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam
    Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam, known in Japan as , , and , are three Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise that are linked through evolution. Abra evolves into Kadabra after gaining enough experience in battle, and Kadabra evolves into Alakazam after being traded to another...

    , one of the three fictional species of Pokémon
  • Planned Parenthood v. Casey
    Planned Parenthood v. Casey
    Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the constitutionality of several Pennsylvania state regulations regarding abortion were challenged...

    , 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld limited abortion rights

See also

  • Case (name)
    Case (name)
    -Surname:* Box Case , English cricketer* Clarence E. Case , politician* Clifford P. Case , American politician* Jerome Case , American manufacturer of agricultural equipment and horse racer...

  • Casey (given name)
    Casey (given name)
    Casey is a given name, derived either from the Irish surname meaning "vigilant" or from a combination of the initials K.C. It is in use for both boys and girls in the United States, often with variant spellings. It was the 326th most popular name for boys born in the United States in 2007 and the...

  • Casey (surname)
    Casey (surname)
    Casey is a common variation of the Gaelic cathasaigh, meaning vigilant or watchful. At least six different septs used this name, primarily in the Counties of Cork and Dublin.People with the surname Casey include:...

  • Cayce (disambiguation)
  • Keysi
  • O'Casey (surname)
    O'Casey (surname)
    O’Casey is a common variation of the Gaelic cathasaigh, meaning vigilant or watchful, with the added Gaelic prefix O, meaning grandson or descendant...

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