Kate
Meaning: Its source is Aikaterine, a Greek name meaning "Pure."
Origin: "Aikaterine."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English.
Non-English Forms: Kasia
Popularity: The name Kate ranked 195th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 464th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: This meaning assumes the source name was derived from the Greek term katharos. However, it may have evolved from Hecate, the name of the Greek goddess of magic. Another possible source is katateinô, the Greek word for torture.
All three meanings might have been associated with St. Aikaterine (Katherine) of Alexandria, who was born a pagan but died as a Christian martyr.
Arts and Music
- Kate Greenaway (born 1846, died 1901)
English artist.
- Known for her children''s book illustrations (see list of Graphic Designers)
- Kate Tamarkin
American conductor.
- Music Director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and the East Texas Symphony Orchestra (see list of Conductors)
Leadership
- Kate Barnard (born 1867, died 1930)
American activist and politician. An advocate for Native American rights, prison reform, and child welfare.
- The first woman to be elected to a statewide office, serving as Oklahoma commissioner of charities and corrections from 1907 to 1914 (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
- Kate Gleason (born 1865, died 1933)
American engineer and businesswoman.
- First female president of a U.S. bank, 1917-19 (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
Miscellaneous
- Kate Brownell
Rhode Island sharpshooter.
- Fought in the American Civil War (see list of Soldiers & Swashbucklers)
- Kate Dillion
- American model (see list of Fashion Models)
- Kate
- Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
- Kate Nelligan (born 1951)
Canadian actress.
- Born in London, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
- Kate Shindle
- 1998 Miss America titleholder, representing Illinois (see list of Miss America Winners)
- Kate Smith (born 1909, died 1986)
American singer. Best known for ''God Bless America.''
- 1982 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Kate Gleason (born 1865, died 1933)
American engineer and businesswoman.
- First female member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1918 (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
Stage and Screen
- Mrs. Kate Bridges
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Angela Baddeley (see list of Characters on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
- Kate Jackson (born 1948)
American actress.
- Portrayed Sabrina Duncan from 1976-79 (see list of Actresses who played Charlie's Angels)
- Kate
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Dylan O''Sullivan Farrow (see list of Characters in the film Alice)
- Kate Lawrence
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Sada Thompson (see list of Characters on ''Family'')
- Kate Linder
American actress.
- Actress on soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless''''. (see list of Performers on ''The Young and the Restless'')
- Kate Mulgrew (born 1955)
American actress.
- Portrays Capt. Kathryn Janeway (see list of Actors on ''Star Trek: Voyager'')
- Kate Smith (born 1909, died 1986)
American singer. Best known for ''God Bless America.''
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Kate Chopin (born 1851, died 1904)
American novelist and short-story writer.
- Wrote The Awakening (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)
- Kate Croy
Fictional character
- The passionate schemer who cannot choose between love and money in Henry James'' novel, The Wings of the Dove (see list of Characters from the Classics)
- Kate Fansler
Fictional detective.
- Created by author Amanda Cross (see list of Fictional Detectives)
- Kate Seredy
- 1938 Newbery Medal winner, for The White Stag (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Kate the Great
Associations:
''Kate and Sidney'' is a British slang term for steak and kidney pie.
''Kate Carney'' is a British slang term for the army.








