At a Glance
- Meaning
- Occupational surname for a spice merchant, ultimately from the Arabic word for the caraway spice
- Origin
- Arabic (via Middle English occupational surname)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- KAIR-uh-way
Caraway is an Arabic (via Middle English occupational surname) unisex name meaning “occupational surname for a spice merchant, ultimately from the Arabic word for the caraway spice”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Caraway
Meaning: Occupational surname for a spice merchant, ultimately from the Arabic word for the caraway spice.
Origin: Arabic (via Middle English occupational surname).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Caraway
KAIR-uh-wayIPA /ˈkærəweɪ/
Popularity of Caraway
Caraway doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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