Meaning & History
Diminutive of Christopher or Katherine. A notable bearer was Kit Carson (1809-1868), an American frontiersman and explorer.
Related Names
VariantsCat, Cathie, Cathy, Chip, Chris, Christie, Christy, Kat, Kate, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kaye, Kittie, Kitty, Kris, Topher, Cate, Kae, Kester
Other Languages & CulturesKaterina, Kristofor, Kristo (Albanian) Aikaterine (Ancient Greek) Kristapor (Armenian) Katalin, Kattalin (Basque) Katsiaryna, Karyna (Belarusian) Katarin, Katell (Breton) Hristofor, Katina, Ekaterina, Hristo, Katerina, Katia, Katya (Bulgarian) Caterina (Catalan) Catalina (Corsican) Katarina, Kata, Kate, Katica, Katja, Kristofor, Krsto, Tina (Croatian) Kateřina, Kryštof, Karin, Katka (Czech) Cathrine, Catrine, Katarina, Kathrine, Katrine, Kristoffer, Caja, Chris, Christoffer, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katharina, Katja, Kris, Trine (Danish) Catharina, Katrien, Katrijn, Cato, Christoffel, Ina, Karin, Katinka, Katja, Nine, Rina, Rini, Riny, Tina, Tineke, Trijntje (Dutch) Kadri, Katariina, Kätlin, Katrin, Kadi, Kai, Kaia, Kaidi, Kaie, Kaisa, Kaja, Karin, Kati, Riin, Riina, Risto, Triin, Triinu (Estonian) Katariina, Katriina, Iina, Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Karin, Kata, Kati, Katja, Katri, Riina, Risto (Finnish) Katelijn, Katelijne (Flemish) Catherine, Christophe, Carine, Karine, Katia (French) Niene, Nienke, Nine, Nynke (Frisian) Catarina, Catuxa (Galician) Eka, Ekaterine (Georgian) Christoph, Katharina, Katherina, Katrin, Cathrin, Catrin, Chris, Christof, Ina, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katarina, Katarine, Katharine, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja (German) Christoforos, Katerina, Katina, Aikaterini, Ekaterini, Kaiti, Keti (Greek) Kakalina, Kalena (Hawaiian) Kateri (History) Katalin, Kristóf, Krisztofer, Kata, Katalinka, Kati, Katica, Katinka, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian) Katrín, Kristófer, Karen (Icelandic) Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catriona, Críostóir, Kathleen, Katriona, Cáit, Caitria, Christy, Ríona, Tríona (Irish) Caterina, Cristoforo, Catia, Katia, Katiuscia, Rina (Italian) Christophoros (Late Greek) Christophorus, Katerina (Late Roman) Katrīna, Kristaps, Kristofers, Karīna, Karina, Keita, Ketija, Kitija (Latvian) Kotryna, Kristupas, Katrė (Lithuanian) Hristofor, Katerina, Katina, Ekaterina, Hristo, Risto (Macedonian) Cateline (Medieval French) Kataraina (Māori) Cathrine, Catrine, Katarina, Kathrine, Katrine, Kristoffer, Christoffer, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Kari, Karin, Karina, Karine, Katharina, Katja (Norwegian) Catarina (Occitan) Katarzyna, Krzysztof, Karina, Kasia, Krzyś, Krzysiek (Polish) Catarina, Cristóvão, Cátia (Portuguese) Cătălina, Catina, Catrinel, Ecaterina (Romanian) Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Karina, Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya, Katyusha, Khristofor, Yekaterina (Russian) Caderina (Sardinian) Catrina, Catriona, Katrina, Katriona (Scottish) Caitrìona (Scottish Gaelic) Katarina, Hristofor, Risto (Serbian) Katarína, Krištof, Karin, Katka (Slovak) Katarina, Krištof, Ina, Inja, Kaja, Karin, Katica, Katja (Slovene) Katarina, Kito (Sorbian) Catalina, Cristóbal, Cristopher, Karina, Lina (Spanish) Katalina, Katiuska (Spanish (Latin American)) Cathrine, Catrine, Katarina, Katrin, Kristoffer, Cajsa, Carin, Carina, Catharina, Christoffer, Ina, Kaja, Kajsa, Karin, Karina, Katharina, Katja, Kristofer, Tina (Swedish) Karyna, Kateryna, Katia, Katya (Ukrainian) Catrin, Cadi (Welsh)
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Entry updated July 2, 2008