Kate (given name)

Kate is a feminine given name, and a short form of the names Katherine, Caitlin and others.

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: Ina, Kata, Katica, Tina
• 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 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 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 O'Brien (1897‍–‍1974), Irish novelist
• Kate Rushin (born 1951), an American, Black lesbian poet
• Kate Sanborn (1839‍–‍1917), American author, teacher, lecturer
• Kate Seelye, American journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East
• Kate Brownlee Sherwood (1841‍–‍1914), American poet, journalist, translator
• Kate Stone (1841‍–‍1907), American diarist
• Kate L. Turabian (1893‍–‍1987), American non-fiction writer and educator
• Kate Brew Vaughn (1873‍–‍1933), American author
• Kate Vitasek (born 1968), American author and educator
• Kate Walker (born 1950), popular British romance writer
• Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856‍–‍1923), American educator, author of children's stories

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
• Kate Ryan (born 1980), Belgian singer-songwriter
• Kate Rusby (born 1973), English folk singer-songwriter
• Kate Smith (1907‍–‍1986), American singer
• Kate Taylor (born 1949), American singer and songwriter
• Kate Tunstall (known as KT Tunstall) (born 1975), Scottish singer-songwriter
• Kate Voegele (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and actress
• Kate Wolf (1942‍–‍1986), American folk singer-songwriter

In sport and athletics

• 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 Foster (born 1985) British Olympic snowboarder
• Kate Gaze (born 1990), Australian basketball player
• Kate Gillou (1887‍–‍1964), French Olympic tennis player
• 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 Jobson (born 1937), Swedish swimmer
• Kate Kelly (camogie), Wexford camogie (a hurling variant) player
• Kate Krēsliņa (born 1996), Latvian basketball player
• Kate Ludik (born 1993), Mauritian badminton player
• Kate Markgraf (born 1976), American soccer player
• Kate Pace (born 1969), Canadian alpine skier
• Kate Reed (born 1982), British long-distance runner
• Kate Richardson (gymnast) (born 1984), Canadian artistic gymnast
• Kate Richardson-Walsh (born 1980), Olympic Medal winning English field hockey player
• Kate Sanderson (born 2000), Canadian Olympic swimmer
• Kate Shoemaker (born 1987), American Paralympic equestrian
• Kate Starre (born 1971), Australian field hockey player
• Kate Wilson-Smith (born 1979), Australian badminton player

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
• Cate Blanchett (born 1969), Australian actress
• Kate Bolduan (born 1983), American journalist and news anchor
• Kate Bosworth (born 1983), American actress
• Kate Box, 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
• Kate Copstick, Scottish actress and director
• Kate Fleming (1965–2006), American actress
• Kate Garraway (born 1967), English television and radio presenter
• Kate Gerbeau (born 1968), English television presenter and newsreader
• Kate Gosselin (born 1975), American television personality
• Kate Hackett, American actress
• Kate Hall, American television soap opera writer
• Kate Harrington (1902‍–‍1978), American actress
• Kate Hennig (born 1961 or 1962), Canadian actress and playwright
• Kate Henshaw (born 1961), Nigerian actress
• Kate Hewlett (born 1976), Canadian actress
• Kate Horn (1826–1896), Canadian stage actress and director
• Kate Hudson (born 1979), American actress
• Kate Humble (born 1968), British television presenter
• Kate Isitt, English actress
• Kate Jackson (born 1948), American actress
• Catherine Kamau (born 1987), Kenyan award-winning actress popularly known as “Kate Actress”
• Kate Lawler (born 1980), English television presenter and Big Brother winner
• Kate Lonergan (born 1962), English actress
• Kate Lushington, Canadian theatre artist and teacher
• Kate Mara (born 1983), American actress
• Kate McCartney, Australian comedian, actress, and producer, one of the Kates, with Kate McLennan
• Kate McKinnon (born 1984), American actress and comedian
• Kate McLennan (born c.1980), Australian comedian, actress, and producer
• Kate Micucci (born 1980), American actress, comedian and musician
• Kate Mulgrew (born 1955), American actress
• Kate O'Mara (1939‍–‍2014), English actress
• Kate Phillips (born 1989), English actress
• Kate Ritchie (born 1978), Australian actress and radio personality
• Kate Smith (presenter), Northern Irish journalist and television presenter
• Kate Sullivan (born 1976), American television show host and anchor
• Kate Thornton (born 1973), English journalist and television presenter
• Kate Todd (born 1987), Canadian actress
• Kate Tsui (born 1979), Hong Kong actress
• Kate Valdez (born 2000), Filipino actress
• Kate Vernon (born 1961), Canadian actress
• Kate Walsh (actress) (born 1967), American actress
• Kate Walsh (businesswoman) (born 1981), British television presenter
• Kate Winslet (born 1975), English actress

In politics

• Katie Allen (politician) (born 1966), Australian politician
• Kate Allsop, British politician
• Kate Bell (trade unionist), British trade unionist and Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
• Kate Brown (born 1960), American politician and attorney
• Kate Foster British diplomat and ambassador
• Kate Gallego (born 1981), American mayor of Phoenix Arizona
• 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 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
• Kate Obenshain (born 1968), American journalist and conservative political commentator
• Kate Osamor (born 1968), British Labour Party politician
• Käte Selbmann (1906–1962), German teacher and politician^[1]
• Käte Strobel (1907‍–‍1996), German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)
• Kate Warner (born 1948), Australian politician

In fashion

• 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 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 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

Other

• Kate Allen (Amnesty International) (born 1955), director of Amnesty International UK
• Kate Atkinson Bell (1907‍–‍2003), American educator
• 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 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 Kelly (journalist) (born 1975), American journalist
• Kate Kelly (outlaw) (1863‍–‍1898), sister of outlaw Ned Kelly
• Kate Kelly (sculptor) (1882‍–‍1964), American-Hawaiian sculptor
• Kate Manicom (1893–1937), British suffragette and trade unionist
• Kate Nicholas (born 1991), Dog trainer and talent show contestant
• Kate Perugini (1839‍–‍1929), English painter
• Kate Sheppard (1848‍–‍1934), New Zealand suffragist
• Kate Steinitz (1889‍–‍1975), artist and scholar known as "the Mama of Dada"
• Kate Stoneman (1841‍–‍1925), American suffragist and lawyer
• Kate Tyrrell (1863‍–‍1921), Irish sea captain and owner of a shipping company
• Katie Walker (born 1969), British furniture designer
• Kate Warne (1833‍–‍1868), first female detective in the US

Fictional characters

• Kate, a character from the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven
• Kate, a character in 1993 action/martial arts movie Showdown
• Kate, one of the two main characters in the 2022 American comedy movie Sam & Kate
• Kate, a character in the 2023 independent movie Close to You
• Kate, the older sister of the titular character of the Australian children's series, Ferry Boat Fred
• Kate Austen, on the television series Lost
• Kate Beckett, the main female character on the television show Castle
• Kate Beringer, a character in the Gremlins franchise
• Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), a Marvel Comics character
• Kate Cha, an Image Universe superhero in the comic and television series Invincible
• Kate Connolly from Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races
• Kate Connor, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
• Kate Denson, from Dead by Daylight
• Kate Denali, from the Twilight series
• Kate Ditchburn, in the television comedy Blackadder II
• Kate Fitzgerald, main character of the novel and film My Sister's Keeper
• Kate Hewitt, a character in the 2008 Hallmark Channel television movie The Nanny Express
• Katie Holt, from Voltron: Legendary Defender
• Kate Kane, the second Batwoman from DC Comics
• Kate Lockley, on the television show Angel
• Kate Martin matriarch in the TV soap opera All My Children
• Kate McArdle, a divorced travel agent in the American sitcom Kate & Allie played by Susan Saint James
• Kate McReary, in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV
• Kate McCallister, the main character's mother in the Home Alone franchise
• Kate Mitchell, in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Kate Morgan, in the television series 24
• Kate Patrick, a character from Hollyoaks
• Kate Ramsay, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• Kate "D.W." Read, a character from Arthur
• Kate Roberts, a character in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Manhunter (Kate Spencer), a DC Comics heroine
• Katherine "Kate" Summers-Stratton, a character in the American sitcom television series Silver Spoons
• Kate Takenomiya, from Akira Hiramoto's Prison School
• Kate Thompson, a character in the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy
• Kate Tomten, the eldest of the Tomten kids in the children's show Noddy
• Kate Walker the central character from the Syberia video games

References

1. Herbst, Andreas (2009). "Selbmann, Käte". Who Was Who in the GDR? (in German). Berlin: Ch. Links Verlag. Retrieved 2024-04-12 – via Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung.