Caskey as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Caskey

What is the meaning of the name Caskey ?

The baby name Caskey is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAS-kee (ˈkæski).

Caskey is in Origin.

Caskey is a surname-turned-given-name with roots in Gaelic and Norse. In Scotland (and in Ulster through Scots migration), it often shortens McCaskey/McCaskie, from Gaelic Mac Ascaidh “son of Ascaidh.” Ascaidh derives from Old Norse Ásketill (ás “god” + ketill “cauldron, helmet”), a name underlying MacAskill and Askell; the sense is commonly glossed as “god-cauldron” or “vessel of the gods.” In parts of Ireland, Caskey can also reflect a spelling variant or truncation associated with Cassidy (Ó Caiside, from a personal name possibly meaning “curly-haired”).

Found in 17th–19th century parish and muster records in the Scottish Lowlands and Ulster, Caskey later entered American and Canadian use as a rare, modern, unisex first name. Variants and related forms include Caskie, Casky, Kaskey, McCaskey, McCaskie, and MacAskey; compare MacAskill and Askell. Usual pronunciation: KASS-kee. Meaning depends on lineage, most often the Norse-derived “god-cauldron.”

⚙ Caskey is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 8 times, across 7 countries.