Kate (given name)
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| Gender | Female |
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| Word/name | Latin, French, English, Welsh |
| Meaning | pure |
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Katherine Catherine Kathryn Kathleen Katarina Katrina Kait Caitlin Caitríona Caterina Cate Catie Caty Katie Katy Katey Katia Catia Katia |
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Kate is a feminine given name and nickname. It is a short form of multiple feminine names, most notably Katherine but also Caitlin and others.
Translations and variations
- Arabic: كيت
- Belarusian: Кейт (Kiejt)
- Bengali: কেট (Kēṭa)
- Bulgarian: Кейт (Keĭt), Katerina
- Chinese Simplified: 凯特 (Kǎitè)
- Chinese Traditional: 凱特 (Kǎitè)
- Croatian: Ina, Kata, Katica, Tina
- Czech: Katka
- Danish: Katja, Trine, Caja, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina
- Dutch: Cato, Ina, Katinka, Katja, Rina, Tina, Trijntje, Karin, Tineke
- English: Kat, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kit, Kitty, Kae, Kaye, Katey, Katie, Katy, Kayla, Kaety, Katee, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylyn, Kaytie
- Estonian: Kaisa, Kati, Riina, Triinu
- Finnish: Kaija, Kaisa, Kata, Kati, Katri, Riina, Kaarina, Karin
- Georgian: Eka
- German: Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja, Karen, Karin, Karina
- Greek: Καίτη (Kaíti̱)
- Gujarati: કેટ (Kēṭa)
- Hawaiian: Kalena
- Hebrew: קייט
- Hindi: केट (Kēṭa)
- Hungarian: Katalin, Kata, Kati, Katalinka, Kató, Kitti
- Irish: Cáit, Ríona
- Italian: Catia, Katia, Rina
- Japanese: ケイト (Keito)
- Kannada: ಕೇಟ್ (Kēṭ)
- Korean: 케이트 (Keiteu)
- Lithuanian: Katrė
- Macedonian: Кејт (Kejt)
- Marathi: केट (Kēṭa)
- Mongolian: Кейт (Kyeit)
- Nepali: केट (Kēṭa)
- Norwegian: Kari, Katja, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina, Karine
- Persian: کیت
- Polish: Kasia, Karina
- Portuguese: Cátia, Kátia
- Punjabi: ਕੇਟ (Kēṭa)
- Russian: Кейт (Keyt), Катенька (Katenka), Катерина (Katerina), Катя (Katia), Катя (Katya)
- Serbian: Кејт (Kejt)
- Slovak: Katka
- Slovene: Katica, Katja
- Swedish: Cajsa, Kai, Kajsa, Katja, Carin, Carina, Ina, Kaj, Kaja, Karin, Karina
- Tamil: கேட் (Kēṭ)
- Telugu: కేట్ (Kēṭ)
- Thai: เคท (Kheth)
- Ukrainian: Катерина (Kateryna)
- Urdu: کیٹ
- Welsh: Cadi
- Yiddish: קייט (Qyyt)
People
In literature
- Kate Chopin, American author
- Kate DiCamillo, American author of Because of Winn-Dixie
- Kate Field, founder of Kate Field's Washington, a weekly journal, in 1889
- Kate Millett, American feminist writer and activist
- Kate Mosse, English author and broadcaster
- Kate O'Brien (novelist), Irish novelist
- Kate Seelye, American journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East
- Kate Tempest, British poet, spoken word artist, playwright and rapper
- Kate L. Turabian, American non-fiction writer
In music
- Kate Alexa, Australian singer
- Kate Bush, English singer
- Kate Ceberano, Australian jazz singer
- Kate Guldbrandsen, Norwegian singer
- Kate Havnevik, Norwegian singer and songwriter
- Kate Maberly, English singer and songwriter
- Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer and songwriter
- Kate Nash (born 1987), English singer and songwriter
- Kate Pierson, American singer and musician with The B-52's
- Kate Ryan (born Katrien Verbeeck), Belgian singer
- Kate Rusby, English singer and songwriter
- Kate Smith, American singer, best known for her performances of "God Bless America"
- Kate Tunstall (known as KT Tunstall), Scottish singer
- Kate Voegele, American singer
- Kate Wolf, American singer
Athletes
- Kate Gaze, Australian basketball player
- Kate Howey, English judoka
- Kate Jobson, Swedish swimmer
- Kate Markgraf, American soccer player
- Kate Reed, British long-distance runner
- Kate Starre, Australian field hockey midfielder
In film and television
- Kate Adie, English television news correspondent
- Kate Beckinsale, English actress
- Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
- Kate Bosworth, American actress
- Kate Capshaw, American actress
- Kate Gerbeau, English television presenter and newsreader
- Kate Gosselin (born 1975), American television personality
- Kate Harrington, American actress
- Kate Hewlett, Canadian actress
- Kate Hudson, American actress
- Kate Isitt, English actress
- Kate Jackson, American actress
- Kate Lawler (born 1980), English television presenter and Big Brother winner
- Kate Maberly, English actress
- Kate Mara, American television and film actress
- Kate O'Mara, English actress
- Kate Ritchie, Australian actress (ex-Home & Away)
- Kate Sissons, English actress and the daughter of BBC newsreader Peter Sissons
- Kate Smith, Australian theatrical star, 2006/2007 Wheel Of Fortune co-hostess
- Kate Thornton (born 1973), English journalist and television presenter.
- Kate Tsui, Hong Kong actress
- Kate Walsh (actress), American actress, best known as Addison Montgomery in "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice"
- Kate Walsh (presenter) (born 1981), British television presenter
- Kate Winslet (born 1975), English actress
Other
- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- Kate Bisschop-Swift, Dutch painter
- Kate Booth, Salvation Army evangelist and eldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth
- Big Nose Kate (1850-1940), Hungarian-born prostitute and longtime companion and common-law wife of Old West gunfighter Doc Holliday, born Mary Katherine Horony
- Kate M. Gordon, American suffragette
- Kate Moss, English supermodel
- Kate Sheppard, the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement
- Kate Grigorieva, Russian supermodel
Fictional characters
- Kate Austen, on the TV series Lost played by Evangeline Lilly
- Kate Baker, in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen 2
- Kissin' Kate Barlow, outlaw in the novel Holes and its film adaption
- Kate Beckett, the main female character on the TV show Castle
- Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), member of Marvel Comics' Young Avengers
- Kate Ditchburn, in the TV comedy Blackadder II
- Kate Houghton, in the film Looney Tunes: Back in Action, played by Jenna Elfman
- Kate Jones, Sydney Bristow's alias in the TV show Alias
- Kate Kerwin, on the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Kate Lockley, on the TV show Angel
- Kate McArdle, one of the main characters in the TV show Kate & Allie, played by Susan Saint James
- Kate "Mac" McCaffrey, in the Android: Netrunner universe
- Kate McCallister, in the Home Alone franchise
- Kate McReary, in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV
- Kate Monster, the main female character in the Broadway show Avenue Q
- Kate Morgan (24 character), in the TV series 24' and the movie 24: Live Another Day
- Manhunter (Kate Spencer), a DC Comics heroine
- Kate Stevens, in the American comic strip Captain Kate (1967-1972)
- Kate Wetherall, one of the main characters in the novel Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
- Kate Roberts DiMera, on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Kate, a wolf character in the animated film Alpha and Omega, voiced by Hayden Panetierre
- Kate, the unseen protagonist of the freeware video game Slender: The Eight Pages
References
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