Kate

  • Girl
  • 4 letters
English A diminutive of Katherine: Pure.
French Pure, clear. Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina.
Greek Pure.
Irish Pure. Clear. From the Gaelic form Caitlin.
Latin Pure, clear. Form of the Latin 'Katharina', from the Greek Aikaterina'. It was borne by a number of saints, including St Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr who suffered torture on a spiked wheel.
Short form of Catherine
Short form of Katherine

Kate is a girl’s name of English, French, Greek, Irish and Latin origin. Meaning in English: A diminutive of Katherine: Pure. Meaning in French: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina. Meaning in Greek: Pure. Meaning in Irish: Pure. Clear. From the Gaelic form Caitlin. Meaning in Latin: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin ‘Katharina’, from the Greek Aikaterina’. It was borne by a number of saints, including St Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr who suffered torture on a spiked wheel. Kate is a short form of Catherine and short form of Katherine. The name has 4 letters.

Related names

Katarina

Girl

Greek Hungarian Polish Russian Slavic Maori Swedish

Pure. Maori form of Catherine. Swedish form of Katherine: pure.

Katelin

Girl

English

Medieval English form of the Irish Caitlin. Pure.

Kateline

Girl

English

Medieval English form of the Irish Caitlin. Pure.

Katelinn

Unisex

English

Medieval English form of the Irish Caitlin. 'Pure'.

Katelyn

Girl

English Greek

Phonetic form of Caitlin – the Irish form of Katherine. Pure. Pure.