Kate name - Meaning of Kate
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- English, Croatian, Greek
- Pronounced
- KAYT (English)
- Kate Meaning
- Diminutive of Katherine, often used independently. It has been used in England since the Middle Ages. This was the name of the woman who Petruchio marries and tries to tame in Shakespeare 's comedy 'Taming of the Shrew' (1593). A famous bearer is the British actress Kate Winslet (1975-). Kate is a diminutive of Katherine. Katherine originates in Greek language and means "chaste, pure". It has been one of the most popular feminine given names over centuries and with various spellings all around the world. Historically, it was a favourite name especially in Christian world. Katherine is the name of many saints, the most popular probably being Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr. It was also a popular name within royalty in different countries. The variant spelling Catherine is also very frequent.
Kate Related Names
Variants: Kat, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kit, Kitty, Kae, Kaye (English), Ina, Kata, Katica, Tina (Croatian), Katie, Cait, Caitie, Cate, Catee, Catey, Catie, Kait, Kaite, Katee, Katey, Katja, Katka, Katy, Katya
Diminutives: Katey, Katie, Katy, Kayla, Kaety, Katee, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylyn (English)
Other Languages: Aikaterine (Ancient Greek), Katalin, Kattalin (Basque), Katsiaryna (Belarusian), Katarin, Katell (Breton), Ekaterina, Katerina (Bulgarian), Caterina (Catalan), Kateřina, Katka (Czech), Cathrine, Katarina, Kathrine, Katrine, Caja, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katharina, Katja, Trine (Danish), Catharina, Katelijn, Katelijne, Katrien, Katrijn, Katrina, Cato, Ina, Karin, Katinka, Katja, Rina, Tina, Tineke, Trijntje (Dutch), Kadri, Katariina, Katrin, Kaisa, Kati, Riina, Triinu (Estonian), Katariina, Katriina, Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Karin, Kata, Kati, Katri, Riina (Finnish), Catherine (French), Nienke, Nine (Frisian), Catarina (Galician), Ekaterine, Eka (Georgian), Katarina, Katharina, Katherina, Katrin, Katrina, Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katarine, Katharine, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja (German), Aikaterine, Katerina, Katina (Greek), Kakalina, Kalena (Hawaiian), Kateri (History), Katalin, Katarina, Kata, Katalinka, Kati, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian), Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catriona, Kathleen, Cáit, Caitria, Catrina, Ríona (Irish), Catarina, Caterina, Rina (Italian), Katerina (Late Roman), Ina (Limburgish), Kotryna, Katrė (Lithuanian), Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina (Macedonian), Cateline (Medieval French), Cathrine, Katarina, Kathrine, Katrine, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Kari, Karin, Karina, Karine, Katharina, Katja (Norwegian), Catarina (Occitan), Katarzyna, Karina, Kasia (Polish), Catarina, Cátia (Portuguese), Cătălina, Catina, Ecaterina (Romanian), Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Yekaterina, Karina, Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya (Russian), Caitrìona, Catriona, Catrina (Scottish), Katarina (Serbian), Katarína, Katka (Slovak), Katarina, Katica, Katja (Slovene), Catalina (Spanish), Cathrine, Catrine, Katarina, Katrin, Katrina, Cajsa, Carin, Carina, Catharina, Ina, Kai, Kaj, Kaja, Kajsa, Karin, Karina, Katharina, Katja (Swedish), Kateryna (Ukrainian), Catrin, Cadi (Welsh)
Kate Celebrities
Kate Beckinsale - actress, Kate Hudson - actress, Kate Bosworth - actress, Kate Bush - musician, Kate Capshaw - actress, Kate Jackson - actress, Kate Moss - model, Kate Winslet - actress, Kate Bosher - published author, Kate Calloway - writer, Kate Chopin - writer, Kate Clarke - actress, Kate Dillon - model, Kate Earl - musician, Kate Gallison - writer, Kate Garven - actress, Kate Green - writer, Kate Middleton - Duchess of Cambridge,
