Kate is a feminine given name. It is often a short form of Katherine, Caitlin, and other names.
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Translations and variations
Arabic: كيت
Belarusian: Каця (Katsia), Кацярына (Katsiaryna)
Bengali: কেট (Kēṭa)
Bulgarian: Кейт (Keĭt), Катя (Katya)
Chinese Simplified: 凯特 (Kǎitè)
Chinese Traditional: 凱特 (Kǎitè)
Croatian: Katarina, Kata, Katica, Tina, Ina
Czech: Katka, Kateřina, Kačka, Káťa, Kačenka, Káča, Kačí, Kačena
Danish: Katja, Trine, Caja, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina
Dutch: Kato, Cato, Ina, Katinka, Katja, Kaat, 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, Keit, 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), Екатерина (Yekaterina), Катя (Katia), Катя (Katya)
Scottish Gaelic: Ceit
Serbian: Кata, Katarina
Slovak: Katka, Katarína
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 Atkinson (born 1951), English author
Kate Atkinson Bell (1907–2003), American educator
Kate Langley Bosher (1865–1932), American novelist from Virginia
Kate Cann (born 1954), English journalist and author
Kate Chopin (1850–1904), American author
Kate DiCamillo (born 1964), American children's author
Kate Elliott (born 1958), pen name of American fantasy and science fiction writer Alis A. Rasmussen
Kate Field (1838–1896), American journalist and actress
Kate Greenaway (1846–1901), English author
Kate E. Griswold (1860–1923), American editor, publisher, proprietor
Kate Simpson Hayes (1856–1945), Canadian writer, teacher, milliner, legislative librarian
Kate McCulley (born 1984) American travel blogger
Kate McMullan (born 1947), American author of children's books
Kate Millett (1934–2017), American feminist writer and activist
Kate Mosse (born 1961), English author and broadcaster
Kate Hevner Mueller (1898–1984), American psychologist and educator
In music
Kate Alexa (born 1988), Australian singer
Kate Bush (born 1958), English singer-songwriter
Kate Calvin (1856–1936), American academic, first music professor at Montana State College
Kate Ceberano (born 1966), Australian jazz singer
Kate Coppola, one half of American country music duo Kate & Kacey
Kate DeAraugo (born 1985), Australian singer-songwriter and talent show contestant
Kate Guldbrandsen (born 1965), Norwegian singer
Kate Hall (born 1983), Danish and English singer
Kate Havnevik (born 1975), Norwegian singer-songwriter
Kate Maberly (born 1982), English singer-songwriter and actress
Kate Markowitz (born 1956), American singer-songwriter and backup singer
Kate McGarrigle (1946–2010), Canadian folk music singer-songwriter
Kate Miller-Heidke (born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter and actress
Moonshine Kate (1909–1992), American country and folk guitarist and banjo player
Kate Nash (born 1987), English singer-songwriter
Kate Pierson (born 1948), American singer and musician
In sport and athletics
Kate Achter, American basketball coach
Katie Allen (field hockey) (born 1974), Australian Olympic field hockey player
Kate Allen (triathlete) (born 1970), Australian triathlete
Kate Allenby (born 1974), British Modern Pentathlete
Kate Delson (born 2005), American para-snowboarder
Kate Fagan (born 1981), American sports reporter
Kate Flood (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
Kate Foster, (born 1985) British Olympic snowboarder
Kate Gaze (born 1990), Australian basketball player
Kate Gillou (1887–1964), French Olympic tennis player
Kate Gray (born 2006), American freestyle skier
Kate Hall (born 1997), American track & field athlete known for long jump and sprint
Kate Horne (born 1954), Canadian curler
Kate Howarth (soccer) (born 1991), American soccer player
Kate Howey (born 1973), English judoka
Kate Hwang (born 1980), American para athlete
Kate Jobson (born 1937), Swedish swimmer
In film, television and stage
Kate Adie (born 1945), English television news correspondent
Kate Arnell (born 1983), British children's TV presenter
Kate Atkinson (actress) (born 1972), Australian actress
Kate Beckinsale (born 1973), English actress
Kate Beirness (born 1984), Canadian television sportscaster
Kate Bell (Australian actress) (born 1983), Australian actress in film and television
Kate Bell (British actress) (born 1981), British actress, known for her role in the television series Grange Hill
Kate Berlant (born 1987), American comedian and actress
Kate Bolduan (born 1983), American journalist and news anchor
Kate Bosworth (born 1983), American actress
Kate Box (born 1979), Australian actress
Kate Bristol (born 1990), American voice actress
Kate Burton (actress) (born 1957), British-American actress
Kate Capshaw (born 1953), American actress
Kate del Castillo (born 1972), Mexican actress
Kate Cayley, Canadian writer and theatre director
In politics
Katie Allen (politician) (1966–2025), Australian politician
Kate Allsop, British politician
Kate Bell (trade unionist), British trade unionist and Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Kate Brandt, first American Chief Sustainability Officer
Kate Brown (born 1960), American politician and attorney
Kate Dearden, British politician
Kate Foster (diplomat), British diplomat and ambassador
Kate Gallego (born 1981), American mayor of Phoenix Arizona
Kate Hoey (born 1946), British politician
Kate Kelly (politician), Idaho state senator
Kate Kelly (feminist) (born 1980), Washington, D.C. lawyer, and founder of Ordain Women
Kate Knuth (born 1981), American Politician in Minnesota
Kate Lewis, Grenadian politician
Kate Middleton (born 1982), wife of William, Prince of Wales; now Catherine, Princess of Wales
Kate Nicholl (born 1988), Northern Irish politician MLA and previous Lord Mayor of Belfast
Kate O'Beirne (1949–2017), American conservative journalist and political commentator
In fashion
Kate Bartholomew (1868–1951), American hat designer
Kate Grigorieva (born 1988), Russian supermodel
Kate Moss (born 1974), English supermodel
Kate Spade (1962–2018), American fashion designer and businesswoman
Kate Upton (born 1992), American actress and model
In science
Kate Allstadt, Geologist, seismologist of Pacific Northwest geologic hazards
Kate Ervine, Canadian political scientist
Kate Fenchel (1905–1983), German born Jewish mathematician
Kate Duval Hughes (born 1837), American inventor and author
Kate Hutton American seismologist based in California, nicknamed Earthquake Kate
Kate Marvel, American climate scientist
Kate Pickett (born 1965), British Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York
Kate Sessions (1857–1940), American botanist, horticulturalist, and landscape architect associated with San Diego
Kate Yeo (born 2001), youth climate activist from Singapore.
Other
Kate Adoo Adeku, Ghanaian academic and women's rights activist
Kate Allen (Amnesty International) (born 1955), director of Amnesty International UK
Kate Walker Behan (1851–1918), American club leader and philanthropist
Kate Bell (businesswoman), British businesswoman
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 Bisschop-Swift (1834–1928), Dutch painter
Kate Booth (1858–1955), English Salvationist and evangelist, eldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth
Kate Burton (aid worker) (born 1981), British aid worker who was kidnapped and released in the Gaza Strip in 2005
Kate Bushell (1983–1997), English murder victim
Kate Embry Dowdle Davis (1871–1954), American historian and clubwoman
Kate Fay, New Zealand chef and food writer based in Auckland
Kate M. Fox American lawyer, chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
Kate M. Gordon (1861–1932), American suffragist
Kate Hall (1861–1918) British museum curator
Kate Hepburn (1947–2024), British graphic designer and artist
Fictional characters
Kate Austen, in the television series Lost
Kate Beckett, the main female character from the television series Castle
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), a Marvel Comics character
Kate Kane, the second Batwoman from DC Comics
Kate Laswell, a character in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare video game series
Kate Lockley, in the television show Angel
Kate Martin (All My Children) matriarch in the TV soap opera All My Children
Kate Mitchell (EastEnders), in the British soap opera EastEnders
Kate Patrick, a character from Hollyoaks
Kate Ramsay, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Kate Roberts, a character in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
Manhunter (Kate Spencer), a DC Comics heroine
Kate Walker, the central character from the video game series Syberia