Kate (given name)
| Kate | |
|---|---|
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin, French, English, Welsh |
| Meaning | pure |
| Other names | |
| Related names |
Katharine Catherine Kathryn Kathleen Katarina Katrina Kait Caitlin Caitríona Caterina Cate Catie Cathie Caty Katie Katy Katey Katia Catia Katia |
Kate is a feminine given name. 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, Kateřina, Kačka, Káťa, Kačenka, Káča, Kačí, Kačena
- 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 (1850–1904), American author
- Kate DiCamillo (born 1964), American children's author
- Kate Field (1838–1896), American journalist and actress
- Kate Greenaway (1846–1901), English author
- Kate E. Griswold (c. 1869-?), American editor, publisher, proprietor
- Kate Simpson Hayes (1856-1945), Canadian writer, teacher, milliner, legislative librarian
- Kate Millett (1934–2017), American feminist writer and activist
- Kate Mosse (born 1961), English author and broadcaster
- Kate O'Brien (novelist) (1897–1974), Irish novelist
- Kate Sanborn (1839–1917), American author, teacher, lecturer
- Kate Seelye, American journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East
- Kate Brownlee Sherwood (1841-1914), American poet, journalist, translator
- Kate Stone (1841–1907), diarist
- Kate Tempest (born 1985), British poet, spoken word artist, playwright and rapper
- Kate L. Turabian (1893–1987), American non-fiction writer and educator
- Kate Vitasek (born 1968), American author and educator
- Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923), American educator, author of children's stories
In music
- Kate Alexa (born 1988), Australian singer
- Kate Bush (born 1958), English singer-songwriter
- Kate Ceberano (born 1966), Australian jazz singer
- Kate Guldbrandsen (born 1965), Norwegian singer
- Kate Havnevik (born 1975), Norwegian singer-songwriter
- Kate Maberly (born 1982), English singer-songwriter and actress
- Kate Miller-Heidke (born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- Kate Nash (born 1987), English singer-songwriter
- Kate Pierson (born 1958), American singer and musician
- Kate Ryan (born 1980), Belgian singer-songwriter
- Kate Rusby (born 1973), English folk singer-songwriter
- Kate Smith (1907–1986), American singer
- Kate Tunstall (known as KT Tunstall), Scottish singer-songwriter
- Kate Voegele (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and actress
- Kate Wolf (1942–1986), American folk singer-songwriter
Athletes
- Kate Gaze (born 1990), Australian basketball player
- Kate Howarth (soccer) (born 1991), American soccer player
- Kate Howey (born 1973), English judoka
- Kate Jobson (born 1937), Swedish swimmer
- Kate Markgraf (born 1976), American soccer player
- Kate Reed (born 1982), British long-distance runner
- Kate Starre (born 1971), Australian field hockey player
In film and television
- Kate Adie (born 1945), English television news correspondent
- Kate Beckinsale (born 1973), English actress
- Kate Beirness (born 1984), Canadian television sportscaster
- Cate Blanchett (born 1969), Australian actress
- Kate Bosworth (born 1983), American actress
- Kate Burton (actress) (born 1957), British-American actress
- Kate Capshaw (born 1953), American actress
- Kate Bristol (born 1990), American voice actress
- Kate Garraway (born 1967), English television and radio presenter
- Kate Gerbeau (born 1968), English television presenter and newsreader
- Kate Gosselin (born 1975), American television personality
- Kate Harrington (1902–1978), American actress
- Kate Henshaw (born 1961), Nigerian actress
- Kate Hewlett (born 1976), Canadian actress
- Kate Hudson (born 1979), American actress
- Kate Isitt (born 1965), English actress
- Kate Jackson (born 1948), American actress
- Kate Lawler (born 1980), English television presenter and Big Brother winner
- Kate Maberly (born 1982), English actress
- Kate Mara (born 1983), American actress
- Kate McKinnon (born 1984), American actress and comedian
- Kate Mulgrew (born 1955), American actress
- Kate O'Mara (1939–2014), English actress
- Kate Ritchie (born 1978), Australian actress and radio personality
- Kate Sissons (born 1980), English actress and the daughter of BBC newsreader Peter Sissons
- Kate Smith, Australian theatrical star, 2006/2007 Wheel Of Fortune co-hostess
- Kate Smith (presenter), Northern Irish journalist and television presenter
- Kate Thornton (born 1973), English journalist and television presenter
- Kate Tsui (born 1979), Hong Kong actress
- Kate Vernon (born 1961), Canadian actress
- Kate Walsh (actress) (born 1967), American actress
- Kate Walsh (presenter) (born 1981), British television presenter
- Kate Winslet (born 1975), English actress
Other
- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (born 1982), wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; formerly Kate Middleton
- Kate Bisschop-Swift (1834–1928), Dutch painter
- Kate Booth (1858–1955), English Salvationist and evangelist, 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 (1861–1932), American suffragette
- Kate Grigorieva (born 1989), Russian supermodel
- Kate Moss (born 1974), English supermodel
- Kate Sheppard (1848–1934), New Zealand suffragette
- Kate Spade (1962–2018), American designer and businesswoman
- Kate Tyrrell (1863–1921), Irish sea captain and owner of a shipping company
Fictional characters
- Kate Austen, on the TV series Lost played by Evangeline Lilly
- Kate Beckett, the main female character on the TV show Castle
- Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), member of Marvel Comics' Young Avengers
- Kate Fiztgerald, main character of novel and film My Sister's Keeper, where she has had acute lypmphoblastic leukemia.
- Kate Ditchburn, in the TV comedy Blackadder II
- Kate Lockley, on the TV show Angel
- Kate Marsh, in the video game Life Is Strange
- Kate McReary, in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV
- Kate Morgan (24 character), in the TV series 24' and the movie 24: Live Another Day
- Manhunter (Kate Spencer), a DC Comics heroine
- Kate Roberts DiMera, on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives.
- Kate Tomten, the eldest of the Tomten kids in the children's show Noddy.
- Kate from All Dogs Go to Heaven
- Kate Connolly from Maggie Stiefvater’s “The Scorpio Races”
- Kate Takenomiya from Akira Hiramoto's "Prison School"
- Katie Holt from “Voltron - Legendary Defender”
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