Kata (name)

Kata is both a surname and a given name.

In Croatia, the name Kata was among the most common feminine given names until 1949. It is a shorter form of Katarina.

In Hungary, it is often a shorter form of Katalin.

In Georgia, it is a short form of Katay.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Elizabeth Kata (1912–1998), Australian writer who used Kata as part of a pseudonym
 * Kpama Baramoto Kata (born 1947), Congolese general
 * Matt Kata (born 1978), American baseball player
 * Mihály Kata (born 2002), Hungarian footballer
 * Niko Kata (born 1993), Spanish footballer of Congolese and Equatorial Guinean descent
 * Solomone Kata (born 1994), Tonga and New Zealand rugby footballer

Given name

 * Kata Bethlen (1700–1759), Hungarian memoir writer
 * Kata Burián (born 1995), Hungarian swimmer (birth name Katalin)
 * Kata Csizér (born 1971), Hungarian linguist
 * Kata Csondor (born 1978), Hungarian voice actress, singer and songwriter
 * Kata Dalström (1858–1923), Swedish socialist agitator and leftist writer (birth name Katarina)
 * Kata Dobó (born 1974), Hungarian actress (birth name Katalin)
 * Kata Inocencio (born 1960), Filipino broadcast journalist and child rights advocate (birth name Katherine)
 * Kata Kalivoda (1877–1936), Hungarian artist
 * Kata Kálmán (1909–1978), Hungarian photographer
 * Katariina Kata Kärkkäinen, birth name of Katariina Souri (born 1968), Finnish author
 * Kata Kondricz (born 1998), Hungarian foil fencer
 * Kata Menczinger (born 1989), Hungarian water polo player (birth name Katalin)
 * Kata Pejnović (1899–1966), Croatian Serb feminist and politician
 * Kata Szidónia Petrőczy (1659–1708), Hungarian writer and poet
 * Kata Tisza (born 1980), Hungarian writer (birth name Katalin)
 * Kata Vas (born 2001), Hungarian racing cyclist
 * Kata Wéber (born 1980), Hungarian screenwriter and playwright
 * Kata Wéber (born 1980), Hungarian screenwriter and playwright