carr

Carr · proper noun

imported

Definitions

proper noun

  1. 1.

    A surname of English and Irish origin.

  2. 2.

    Occasionally used as a given name.

Related words

See also: carson, carter

Etymology

From Old Norse "kjarr" meaning brushwood or a wet place overgrown with shrubs. Also from Irish "O Carra" meaning descendant of Carra. The name was often given to people who lived near marshy, brushy land.