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View Name: Kate


KATE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Croatian
PRONOUNCED: KAYT (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Diminutive of KATHERINE. 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).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Kat, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kit, Kitty, Kae, Kaye (English), Ina, Kata, Katica, Tina (Croatian)
DIMINUTIVES: Katey, Katie, Katy, Kayla, Kaety, Katee, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylyn (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Katerina (Bulgarian), Katka (Czech), Trine, Caja, Karen (Danish), Cato, Ina, Katinka, Katja, Rina, Tina, Trijntje, Karin, Tineke (Dutch), Kaisa, Kati, Riina, Triinu (Estonian), Kaija, Kaisa, Kata, Kati, Katri, Riina, Kaarina, Karin (Finnish), Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja, Karen, Karin, Karina (German), Kalena (Hawaiian), Kata, Katalinka, Kati, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian), Cáit, Ríona (Irish), Rina (Italian), Katrė (Lithuanian), Kari, Kaia, Karen, Karine (Norwegian), Kasia, Karina (Polish), Cátia (Portuguese), Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya, Karina (Russian), Katja, Carina, Ina, Kaja, Karin, Karina (Scandinavian), Katka (Slovak), Katica, Katja (Slovene), Cajsa, Kai, Kajsa, Carin, Kaj (Swedish), Cadi (Welsh)
Popularity
United States  ranked #175 
England/Wales  - 
Canada (BC)  ranked #78 
Australia (NSW)  - 
Ireland  ranked #19 
Netherlands  ranked #157 
Northern Ireland  ranked #90 
Scotland  - 



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