Caseyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Anglicisation of an Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh (“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈkeɪsi/
• 韻: -eɪsi

固有名詞

Casey (countable and uncountable, plural Caseys)

1. A surname from Irish.
   • 2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN‎:

     “His research shows you can change aging to make lives younger for longer. Now he wants to change the world and make aging a disease,” said Whitney Casey, an investor who is partnering with Sinclair to create a do-it-yourself biological age test.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
   • 2011 July 7, New York Times:

     Casey Anthony was sentenced on Thursday to a four-year jail term, the maximum possible, for lying to the police, but will be freed this month because she has spent nearly three years behind bars in Orlando, Fla., awaiting trial.

4. A placename:
   1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Richard Casey, Baron Casey.
   2. A local government area in eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, also named after Baron Casey; in full, the City of Casey.
   3. An electoral division in Victoria.
   4. A city in Clark County and Cumberland County, Illinois, United States.
   5. A minor city in Adair County and Guthrie County, Iowa, United States.
   6. A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.
   7. A township in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, named after George Elliott Casey.
   8. Ellipsis of Casey Station; a research station in Wilkes Land in Antarctica.
      • 2023 September 9, Henry Belot, “Australian government backflips on cancellation of Antarctica penguin surveys”, in The Guardian‎:

        Last month, Australian and Canadian scientists found pollution at Australia’s largest research station, Casey, has exceeded international guidelines for close to 20 years.

      • 2025 October 14, Ima Caldwell, “Cold calling: Australian Antarctic Program seeks hundreds of workers ready for polar-powered adventure”, in The Guardian‎:

        Expeditioners boarding the A319 at Wilkins Aerodrome, near Casey research station, for the flight home to Hobart.

   9. Ellipsis of Casey County.
5. (US, law, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed the right to having an abortion; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

   Coordinate terms: Roe, Dobbs

使用する際の注意点

Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 under Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in a 5-4 decision to overturn Roe (the remainder of the case was won on a 6-3 basis). That overturning of Roe also invalidated Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and called into question the right to privacy.

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