Meaning & History
Diminutive of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE. A notable bearer was Kit Carson (1809-1868), an American frontiersman and explorer.
Related Names
VariantsCat, Cathy, Chip, Chris, Kat, Kate, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kaye, Kayla, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylyn, Kitty, Kris, Topher, Cate, Kae, Kester
Other Languages & CulturesKristofor, Kristo(Albanian) Aikaterine(Ancient Greek) Katalin, Kattalin(Basque) Katsiaryna, Karyna(Belarusian) Katarin, Katell(Breton) Ekaterina, Hristofor, Hristo, Katerina, Katia, Katya(Bulgarian) Caterina(Catalan) Catalina(Corsican) Katarina, Kata, Kate, Katica, Kristofor, Krsto, Tina(Croatian) Kateřina, Kryštof, Katka(Czech) Cathrine, Katarina, Kathrine, Katrine, Kristoffer, Caja, Chris, Christoffer, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katharina, Katja, Kris, Trine(Danish) Catharina, Christoffel, Katelijn, Katelijne, Katrien, Katrijn, Katrina, Cato, Ina, Karin, Katinka, Katja, Rina, Rini, Riny, Tina, Tineke, Trijntje(Dutch) Kadri, Katariina, Katrin, Kadi, Kai, Kaia, Kaidi, Kaisa, Kaja, Karin, Kati, Riin, Riina, Risto, Triin, Triinu(Estonian) Katariina, Katriina, Iina, Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Karin, Kata, Kati, Katja, Katri, Riina, Risto(Finnish) Catherine, Christophe, Carine, Karine(French) Nienke, Nine, Nynke(Frisian) Catarina(Galician) Ekaterine, Eka(Georgian) Christoph, Katharina, Katherina, Katrin, Katrina, Cathrin, Catrin, Chris, Ina, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katarina, Katarine, Katharine, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja(German) Aikaterini, Christoforos, Ekaterini, Katerina, Katina, Kaiti, Keti(Greek) Kakalina, Kalena(Hawaiian) Kateri(History) Katalin, Kristóf, Krisztofer, Kata, Katalinka, Kati, Katica, Katinka, Kató, Kitti(Hungarian) Katrín, Kristófer, Karen(Icelandic) Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catriona, Críostóir, Kathleen, Cáit, Caitria, Catrina, Christie, Christy, Ríona(Irish) Caterina, Cristoforo, Catia, Katia, Katiuscia, Rina(Italian) Christophoros(Late Greek) Christophorus, Katerina(Late Roman) Katrīna, Kristaps, Karīna, Karina(Latvian) Ina(Limburgish) Kotryna, Kristupas, Katrė(Lithuanian) Ekaterina, Hristofor, Katerina, Katina, Hristo, Risto(Macedonian) Cateline(Medieval French) Cathrine, Katarina, Kathrine, Katrine, Kristoffer, Christoffer, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Kari, Karin, Karina, Karine, Katharina, Katja(Norwegian) Catarina(Occitan) Katarzyna, Krzysztof, Karina, Kasia, Krzyś, Krzysiek(Polish) Catarina, Cristóvão, Cátia(Portuguese) Cătălina, Catina, Ecaterina, Catrinel(Romanian) Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Yekaterina, Karina, Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya, Katyusha, Khristofor(Russian) Caderina(Sardinian) Caitrìona, Catriona, Catrina, Christie, Christy(Scottish) Katarina, Hristofor, Risto(Serbian) Katarína, Krištof, Katka(Slovak) Katarina, Krištof, Ina, Inja, Kaja, Katica, Katja(Slovene) Katarina, Kito(Sorbian) Catalina, Cristóbal, Lina(Spanish) Cathrine, Catrine, Katarina, Katrin, Katrina, Kristoffer, Cajsa, Carin, Carina, Catharina, Christoffer, Ina, Kaja, Kajsa, Karin, Karina, Katharina, Katja, Kristofer(Swedish) Kateryna, Karyna, Katia, Katya(Ukrainian) Catrin, Cadi(Welsh)
Popularity
People think this name is
youthful informal common natural wholesome strong strange simple
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