Carew

Welsh

"fort near a slope"

Carew Origin and Meaning

The name Carew is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "fort near a slope".

Noted bearers of this surname include a metaphysical poet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a baseball Hall of Famer, so there's plenty of hero-name inspiration.

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Famous People Named Carew

• Rod Carew Panamanian,American Hall of Fame baseball player
• Thomas Carew (?1595 1640), English poet, diplomat and author

Carew in Pop Culture

• Mad Carew the tragic hero of the dramatic ballad 'The Green Eye of the Yellow God' (1911) by J. Milton Hayes
• The surname is pronounced either as spelled or as 'Carey'.
• Emma Carew character in the musical "Jekyll and Hyde"