Thursday, July 26, 2007

Meaning and origin of Kate

Origin: English

Meaning: A diminutive of Katherine: Pure.


Origin: French

Meaning: Diminutive of Catherine: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina.


Origin: Greek

Meaning: Pure.


Origin: Irish

Meaning: Diminutive of Katherine: Pure. Clear. From the Gaelic form Caitlin.


Origin: Latin

Meaning: Diminutive of Catherine: 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.
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