Kate

See also: kate, katė, kåte, Käte, katę, and kɑte

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /keɪt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Proper noun

Kate

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Katherine and related names, also used as a formal given name.
    • ~~1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew: Act II, Scene I:
      Petruchio.Good morrow, Kate; for that's your name, I hear.
      Katharina.Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing: / They call me Katharine that do talk of me.
      Petruchio.You lie, in faith; for you are call'd plain Kate, / And bonny Kate, and sometimes Kate the curst;
    • 1830 Mary Russell Mitford: Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
      A great number of children, amongst the lower classes, are Carolines. - - - A clergyman in my neighbourhood used to mistake the sound, and christen the babies Catharine; - a wise error, for Kate is a noble abbreviation.
    • 1944 A.J.Cronin: The Green Years.Little, Brown, and Company, 1944. page 62:
      "And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene. Promise me."
    • 2014, Elly Griffiths, Ruth Galloway: The Early Cases: A Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries Collection, Hachette UK (→ISBN)
      Ruth did know, but Kate was not named after Hecate or Auntie Catherine or Santa Caterina of Siena (suggested by a Catholic priest of Ruth's acquaintance). She was simply Kate because Ruth liked the name. It was attractive without being twee, strong without being hard. You could hear it prefaced by Doctor or followed by MP. At the same time it was cute enough for a baby.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From English Kate.

Proper noun

Kate

  1. A female given name.

References
  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: ca. 4829 females with the given name Kate have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005. Accessed on March 20th, 2011.

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German kote. Cognate with Dutch kot, English cot, cottage.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːtə/
  • Homophone: Karte (nonstandard)
  • Rhymes: -aːtə

Noun

Kate f (genitive Kate, plural Katen)

  1. (regional, Northern Germany) cottage, hut

Declension
Declension of Kate
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kate die Katen
genitive einer der Kate der Katen
dative einer der Kate den Katen
accusative eine die Kate die Katen

Synonyms

Manx

Proper noun

Kate f

  1. A female given name, Manx equivalent to Kate or Katie.

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
KateChateGate
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian

Etymology

From English Kate.

Proper noun

Kate

  1. A female given name.

References
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1279 females with the given name Kate living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.
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