Kate (given name)

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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