Meaning  The name Kate has the following meaning: Pure. This is one of the oldest recorded names in history, and it originates from the Greek language. Many variations (such as Catherine) have been coined from this name and almost every Western country has their own version of it. It has retained its popularity throughout the years and even now, it still beats other new names to be one of the most popular names in both England and America.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Kate is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 171 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Kate fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 20 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 159 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Kate in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Kate and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Kate: Boys - Damary, Geo, Girls - Cassandra, Delia, Dessa, Moira, Phyllis, Both genders - Agnes, Alpha, Andra, Andrew, Angel, BarbaraVariants The name Kate is a variant of Katherine. Other popular variants of the name Katherine are: Catalin, Catalina (Spanish), Catharine, Catherine (French), Catheryn, Cathleen, Cathline, Cathrine (Scandinavian), Cathryn (English), Karin (German), Katarina, Kate (English), Kath (Nickname), Katharina (German), Katharine (German), Kathereen, Katheryn (English), Kathi (English), Kathie (English), Kathleen (Irish), Kathryn (English), Kathy (English), Katrine, Kitty (English) Style We think the name Kate should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Kate to be: An old-fashioned, sweet, motherly womanIn one word, you might describe Kate as a(n) " motherly" person. See other "motherly" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Kate
