Kate

Kate \ka-te, kat-e\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Kate is pronounced as Key-T ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Kate: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Kate?

Kate is used predominantly in English and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Kate represents the Norman French pronunciation of '-th-' in the name Katherine. The name has been used by English speakers since the medieval period. It was later chosen by Shakespeare for the titular 'shrew' in The Taming of the Shrew (1590-1594), which was made into a subsequent Broadway musical Kiss Me Kate (1948-), and as the pet name of Princess Katharine in Henry V (1599). Kate is a contracted form of the name meaning of Katherine (English). Kate has 25 variants that are used in both English and other languages. English variants of Kate consist of Cait name, name Caitie, Catey meaning, what does the name Catie mean, Kait meaning of name, short names for Kaitlin, nicknames for Kata, baby name Katey, Kathe pronounciation, short names for Katica, meaning of Katka, and baby name Kayt. Other English forms consist of the contracted form Kat meaning of name, the familiar forms Katee meaning and origin, name Kati (used in Estonian and Hungarian too), nicknames for Katie, Kattie meaning, and Katy name variations, and the spelling variants Cate meaning, Kaite meaning and origin, and Kayte meaning of name. Cáit definition (Irish), short names for Ceit (Scottish), nicknames for Kasia (Polish), and name Katja origin (Estonian) are variants of the name that are used in other languages. See also the related forms, baby name Kalisa, nicknames for Kalisha, name Katelee meaning, and Mary Kate pronounciation. Kate is a popular baby girl name. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1950s. Its usage peaked recently in 2007 with 0.120% of baby girls being named Kate. It was #136 in rank then. In 2010, its usage was 0.076% and its ranking #209, and it was the 3rd most popular after Katherine meaning and origin and Katie name variations, among all girl names in its family. In 2010, the name was thrice as popular as Kate.

The following famous people share the name Kate:

• Actress Kate Beckinsale, born 26 July 1973, London, England
• Actress Kate Hudson, born 19 April 1979, Los Angeles, California
• Actress Kate Winslet, born 5 October 1975, Reading, England
• Author Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty 8 February 1851 - 22 August 1904, St
• Louis, Missouri
• Model Kate Moss, born 16 January 1974, London, England
• Religious Figures Kate Fox
• Royal Consort Kate Middleton, born 9 January 1982, Buckebury, Berkshire, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Kate:

short names for Kait, Kayt meaning and origin, Kayte name (English), Cait meaning and origin (Irish), name Cate meaning (English), Kade meaning of name, Kaethe name variations, Kaide meaning, Kat name (English), baby name Kath (English), what does the name Kathe mean (German), name Kayde meaning (English), meaning of Kid, Kit definition (English), name Koushat meaning, what does the name Koushate mean, baby name Koushatte, Cade meaning of name, short names for Cat (English), and what does the name Cath mean (English).

The baby name Kate fun facts:

The name Kate in reverse order is "Etak".

The numerological value of the name Kate is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Kate?

Kate is in the top names in USA.