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What does Cary mean?
Modern: Variant of Carey, meaning 'fortress'.. Cary is a variant of the name Carey, which has Irish origins meaning 'fortress' or 'from the fort'.
Is Cary a good dog name?
Not yet rated. Short and clear — a practical length for recall at the park.
Cary in the Pets in the City community
We don't have publishable popularity figures for Cary in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.
From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.
What kind of dog does Cary suit?
Classic
Human name
Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.
Our entirely unscientific pack opinion
Introducing Cary!
The other pups were curious about Cary. "Do you think he’ll bring a fortress of toys or just defend the best squeaky?"
Names similar to Cary
Aadarsh — Indian name meaning 'ideal' or 'model'.Aaran — Variant of Aaron, meaning 'high mountain' or 'exalted'.Aaric — Variant of Eric, meaning 'eternal ruler' in Old Norse.Aaron — Exalted or high mountain.Aarron — Variant of Aaron, meaning 'mountain of strength'.Aavya — Sanskrit name meaning 'first rays of light'.Abbas — Means 'lion' in Arabic; also a name of a historical figure.Abbot — A title for the head of a monastery, derived from the Latin 'abbas'.