Kate (given name)

Kate
Catherine of Alexandria, by Carlo Crivelli
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Latin, French, English, Welsh
Meaning	pure
Other names
Related names	Katherine Catherine Kathryn Kathleen Katarina Katrina Kait Caitlin Caitríona Caterina Cate Catie Caty Katie Katy Katey Katia Catia Katia

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
• Kate Beirness, Canadian television sportscaster
• 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
• Baby Kate, a character from the TV series Arthur
• 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

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