Kate (given name)

Kate is a feminine given name, and a short form of the names Katherine, Caitlin and others.

Translations and variations

 * Arabic: كيت
 * Belarusian: Каця (Katsia), Кацярына (Katsiaryna)
 * Bengali: কেট (Kēṭa)
 * Bulgarian: Кейт (Keĭt), Катя (Katya)
 * Chinese Simplified: 凯特 (Kǎitè)
 * Chinese Traditional: 凱特 (Kǎitè)
 * Croatian: Ina, Kata, Katica, Tina
 * Czech: Katka, Kateřina, Kačka, Káťa, Kačenka, Káča, Kačí, Kačena
 * Danish: Katja, Trine, Caja, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina
 * Dutch: Kato, Cato, Ina, Katinka, Katja, Kaat, Rina, Tina, Trijntje, Karin, Tineke
 * English: Kat, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kit, Kitty, Kae, Kaye, Katey, Katie, Katy, Kayla, Kaety, Katee, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylyn, Kaytie
 * Estonian: Kaisa, Kati, Keit, Riina, Triinu
 * Finnish: Kaija, Kaisa, Kata, Kati, Katri, Riina, Kaarina, Karin
 * Georgian: Eka
 * German: Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja, Karen, Karin, Karina
 * Greek: Καίτη (Kaíti̱)
 * Gujarati: કેટ (Kēṭa)
 * Hawaiian: Kalena
 * Hebrew: קייט
 * Hindi: केट (Kēṭa)
 * Hungarian: Katalin, Kata, Kati, Katalinka, Kató, Kitti
 * Irish: Cáit, Ríona
 * Italian: Catia, Katia, Rina
 * Japanese: ケイト (Keito)
 * Kannada: ಕೇಟ್ (Kēṭ)
 * Korean: 케이트 (Keiteu)
 * Lithuanian: Katrė
 * Macedonian: Кејт (Kejt)
 * Marathi: केट (Kēṭa)
 * Mongolian: Кейт (Kyeit)
 * Nepali: केट (Kēṭa)
 * Norwegian: Kari, Katja, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina, Karine
 * Persian: کیت
 * Polish: Kasia, Karina
 * Portuguese: Cátia, Kátia
 * Punjabi: ਕੇਟ (Kēṭa)
 * Russian: Кейт (Keyt), Катенька (Katenka), Катерина (Katerina), Екатерина (Yekaterina), Катя (Katia), Катя (Katya)
 * Scottish Gaelic: Ceit
 * Serbian: Кata, Katarina
 * Slovak: Katka, Katarína
 * Slovene: Katica, Katja
 * Swedish: Cajsa, Kai, Kajsa, Katja, Carin, Carina, Ina, Kaj, Kaja, Karin, Karina
 * Tamil: கேட் (Kēṭ)
 * Telugu: కేట్ (Kēṭ)
 * Thai: เคท (Kheth)
 * Ukrainian: Катерина (Kateryna)
 * Urdu: کیٹ
 * Welsh: Cadi
 * Yiddish: קייט (Qyyt)

In literature

 * Kate Atkinson (born 1951), English author
 * Kate Langley Bosher (18651932), American novelist from Virginia
 * Kate Cann (born 1954), English journalist and author
 * Kate Chopin (18501904), American author
 * Kate DiCamillo (born 1964), American children's author
 * Kate Elliott (born 1958), pen name of American fantasy and science fiction writer Alis A. Rasmussen
 * Kate Field (18381896), American journalist and actress
 * Kate Greenaway (18461901), English author
 * Kate E. Griswold (18601923), American editor, publisher, proprietor
 * Kate Simpson Hayes (18561945), Canadian writer, teacher, milliner, legislative librarian
 * Kate McMullan (born 1947), American author of children's books
 * Kate Millett (19342017), American feminist writer and activist
 * Kate Mosse (born 1961), English author and broadcaster
 * Kate O'Brien (18971974), Irish novelist
 * Kate Rushin (born 1951), an American, Black lesbian poet
 * Kate Sanborn (18391917), American author, teacher, lecturer
 * Kate Seelye, American journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East
 * Kate Brownlee Sherwood (18411914), American poet, journalist, translator
 * Kate Stone (18411907), American diarist
 * Kate L. Turabian (18931987), American non-fiction writer and educator
 * Kate Brew Vaughn (18731933), American author
 * Kate Vitasek (born 1968), American author and educator
 * Kate Walker (born 1950), popular British romance writer
 * Kate Douglas Wiggin (18561923), American educator, author of children's stories

In music

 * Kate Alexa (born 1988), Australian singer
 * Kate Bush (born 1958), English singer-songwriter
 * Kate Calvin (18561936), American academic, first music professor at Montana State College
 * Kate Ceberano (born 1966), Australian jazz singer
 * Kate Coppola, one half of American country music duo Kate & Kacey
 * Kate DeAraugo (born 1985), Australian singer-songwriter and talent show contestant
 * Kate Guldbrandsen (born 1965), Norwegian singer
 * Kate Hall (born 1983), Danish and English singer
 * Kate Havnevik (born 1975), Norwegian singer-songwriter
 * Kate Maberly (born 1982), English singer-songwriter and actress
 * Kate Markowitz (born 1956), American singer-songwriter and backup singer
 * Kate McGarrigle (19462010), Canadian folk music singer-songwriter
 * Kate Miller-Heidke (born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter and actress
 * Moonshine Kate (19091992), American country and folk guitarist and banjo player
 * Kate Nash (born 1987), English singer-songwriter
 * Kate Pierson (born 1948), American singer and musician
 * Kate Ryan (born 1980), Belgian singer-songwriter
 * Kate Rusby (born 1973), English folk singer-songwriter
 * Kate Smith (19071986), American singer
 * Kate Taylor (born 1949), American singer and songwriter
 * Kate Tunstall (known as KT Tunstall) (born 1975), Scottish singer-songwriter
 * Kate Voegele (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and actress
 * Kate Wolf (19421986), American folk singer-songwriter

In sport and athletics

 * Katie Allen (field hockey) (born 1974), Australian Olympic field hockey player
 * Kate Allen (triathlete) (born 1970), Australian triathlete
 * Kate Allenby (born 1974), British Modern Pentathlete
 * Kate Foster (born 1985) British Olympic snowboarder
 * Kate Gaze (born 1990), Australian basketball player
 * Kate Gillou (18871964), French Olympic tennis player
 * Kate Hall (born 1997), American track & field athlete known for long jump and sprint
 * Kate Horne (born 1954), Canadian curler
 * Kate Howarth (soccer) (born 1991), American soccer player
 * Kate Howey (born 1973), English judoka
 * Kate Jobson (born 1937), Swedish swimmer
 * Kate Kelly (camogie), Wexford camogie (a hurling variant) player
 * Kate Krēsliņa (born 1996), Latvian basketball player
 * Kate Ludik (born 1993), Mauritian badminton player
 * Kate Markgraf (born 1976), American soccer player
 * Kate Pace (born 1969), Canadian alpine skier
 * Kate Reed (born 1982), British long-distance runner
 * Kate Richardson (gymnast) (born 1984), Canadian artistic gymnast
 * Kate Richardson-Walsh (born 1980), Olympic Medal winning English field hockey player
 * Kate Sanderson (born 2000), Canadian Olympic swimmer
 * Kate Starre (born 1971), Australian field hockey player
 * Kate Wilson-Smith (born 1979), Australian badminton player

In film, television and stage

 * Kate Adie (born 1945), English television news correspondent
 * Kate Arnell (born 1983), British children's TV presenter
 * Kate Atkinson (actress) (born 1972), Australian actress
 * Kate Beckinsale (born 1973), English actress
 * Kate Beirness (born 1984), Canadian television sportscaster
 * Kate Bell (Australian actress) (born 1983), Australian actress in film and television
 * Kate Bell (British actress) (born 1981), British actress, known for her role in the television series Grange Hill
 * Kate Berlant (born 1987), American comedian and actress
 * Cate Blanchett (born 1969), Australian actress
 * Kate Bolduan (born 1983), American journalist and news anchor
 * Kate Bosworth (born 1983), American actress
 * Kate Box, Australian actress
 * Kate Bristol (born 1990), American voice actress
 * Kate Burton (actress) (born 1957), British-American actress
 * Kate Capshaw (born 1953), American actress
 * Kate del Castillo (born 1972), Mexican actress
 * Kate Cayley, Canadian writer and theatre director
 * Kate Copstick, Scottish actress and director
 * Kate Fleming (1965–2006), American actress
 * Kate Garraway (born 1967), English television and radio presenter
 * Kate Gerbeau (born 1968), English television presenter and newsreader
 * Kate Gosselin (born 1975), American television personality
 * Kate Hackett, American actress
 * Kate Hall, American television soap opera writer
 * Kate Harrington (19021978), American actress
 * Kate Hennig (born 1961 or 1962), Canadian actress and playwright
 * Kate Henshaw (born 1961), Nigerian actress
 * Kate Hewlett (born 1976), Canadian actress
 * Kate Horn (1826–1896), Canadian stage actress and director
 * Kate Hudson (born 1979), American actress
 * Kate Humble (born 1968), British television presenter
 * Kate Isitt, English actress
 * Kate Jackson (born 1948), American actress
 * Catherine Kamau (born 1987), Kenyan award-winning actress popularly known as “Kate Actress”
 * Kate Lawler (born 1980), English television presenter and Big Brother winner
 * Kate Lonergan (born 1962), English actress
 * Kate Lushington, Canadian theatre artist and teacher
 * Kate Mara (born 1983), American actress
 * Kate McCartney, Australian comedian, actress, and producer, one of the Kates, with Kate McLennan
 * Kate McKinnon (born 1984), American actress and comedian
 * Kate McLennan (born c.1980), Australian comedian, actress, and producer
 * Kate Micucci (born 1980), American actress, comedian and musician
 * Kate Mulgrew (born 1955), American actress
 * Kate O'Mara (19392014), English actress
 * Kate Phillips (born 1989), English actress
 * Kate Ritchie (born 1978), Australian actress and radio personality
 * Kate Smith (presenter), Northern Irish journalist and television presenter
 * Kate Sullivan (born 1976), American television show host and anchor
 * Kate Thornton (born 1973), English journalist and television presenter
 * Kate Todd (born 1987), Canadian actress
 * Kate Tsui (born 1979), Hong Kong actress
 * Kate Valdez (born 2000), Filipino actress
 * Kate Vernon (born 1961), Canadian actress
 * Kate Walsh (actress) (born 1967), American actress
 * Kate Walsh (businesswoman) (born 1981), British television presenter
 * Kate Winslet (born 1975), English actress

In politics

 * Katie Allen (politician) (born 1966), Australian politician
 * Kate Allsop, British politician
 * Kate Bell (trade unionist), British trade unionist and Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
 * Kate Brown (born 1960), American politician and attorney
 * Kate Foster British diplomat and ambassador
 * Kate Gallego (born 1981), American mayor of Phoenix Arizona
 * Kate Kelly (politician), Idaho state senator
 * Kate Kelly (feminist) (born 1980), Washington, D.C. lawyer, and founder of Ordain Women
 * Kate Knuth (born 1981), American Politician in Minnesota
 * Kate Middleton (born 1982), wife of William, Prince of Wales; now Catherine, Princess of Wales
 * Kate Nicholl (born 1988), Northern Irish politician MLA and previous Lord Mayor of Belfast
 * Kate O'Beirne (19492017), American conservative journalist and political commentator
 * Kate Obenshain (born 1968), American journalist and conservative political commentator
 * Kate Osamor (born 1968), British Labour Party politician
 * Käte Selbmann (1906–1962), German teacher and politician
 * Käte Strobel (19071996), German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)
 * Kate Warner (born 1948), Australian politician

In fashion

 * Kate Grigorieva (born 1988), Russian supermodel
 * Kate Moss (born 1974), English supermodel
 * Kate Spade (19622018), American fashion designer and businesswoman
 * Kate Upton (born 1992), American actress and model

In science

 * Kate Allstadt, Geologist, seismologist of Pacific Northwest geologic hazards
 * Kate Fenchel (19051983), German born Jewish mathematician
 * Kate Duval Hughes (born 1837), American inventor and author
 * Kate Hutton American seismologist based in California, nicknamed Earthquake Kate
 * Kate Pickett (born 1965), British Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York
 * Kate Sessions (18571940), American botanist, horticulturalist, and landscape architect associated with San Diego

Other

 * Kate Allen (Amnesty International) (born 1955), director of Amnesty International UK
 * Kate Atkinson Bell (19072003), American educator
 * Kate Walker Behan (1851-1918), American club leader and philanthropist
 * Kate Bell (businesswoman), British businesswoman
 * Big Nose Kate (18501940), Hungarian-born prostitute and longtime companion and common-law wife of Old West gunfighter Doc Holliday, born Mary Katherine Horony
 * Kate Bisschop-Swift (18341928), Dutch painter
 * Kate Booth (18581955), English Salvationist and evangelist, eldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth
 * Kate Burton (aid worker) (born 1981), British aid worker who was kidnapped and released in the Gaza Strip in 2005
 * Kate Fay, New Zealand chef and food writer based in Auckland
 * Kate M. Fox American lawyer, chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
 * Kate M. Gordon (18611932), American suffragist
 * Kate Hall (18611918) British museum curator
 * Kate Kelly (journalist) (born 1975), American journalist
 * Kate Kelly (outlaw) (18631898), sister of outlaw Ned Kelly
 * Kate Kelly (sculptor) (18821964), American-Hawaiian sculptor
 * Kate Manicom (1893–1937), British suffragette and trade unionist
 * Kate Nicholas (born 1991), Dog trainer and talent show contestant
 * Kate Perugini (18391929), English painter
 * Kate Sheppard (18481934), New Zealand suffragist
 * Kate Steinitz (18891975), artist and scholar known as "the Mama of Dada"
 * Kate Stoneman (18411925), American suffragist and lawyer
 * Kate Tyrrell (18631921), Irish sea captain and owner of a shipping company
 * Katie Walker (born 1969), British furniture designer
 * Kate Warne (18331868), first female detective in the US

Fictional characters

 * Kate, a character from the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven
 * Kate, a character in 1993 action/martial arts movie Showdown
 * Kate, one of the two main characters in the 2022 American comedy movie Sam & Kate
 * Kate, a character in the 2023 independent movie Close to You
 * Kate, the older sister of the titular character of the Australian children's series, Ferry Boat Fred
 * Kate Austen, on the television series Lost
 * Kate Beckett, the main female character on the television show Castle
 * Kate Beringer, a character in the Gremlins franchise
 * Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), a Marvel Comics character
 * Kate Cha, an Image Universe superhero in the comic and television series Invincible
 * Kate Connolly from Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races
 * Kate Connor, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
 * Kate Denson, from Dead by Daylight
 * Kate Denali, from the Twilight series
 * Kate Ditchburn, in the television comedy Blackadder II
 * Kate Fitzgerald, main character of the novel and film My Sister's Keeper
 * Kate Hewitt, a character in the 2008 Hallmark Channel television movie The Nanny Express
 * Katie Holt, from Voltron: Legendary Defender
 * Kate Kane, the second Batwoman from DC Comics
 * Kate Lockley, on the television show Angel
 * Kate Martin matriarch in the TV soap opera All My Children
 * Kate McArdle, a divorced travel agent in the American sitcom Kate & Allie played by Susan Saint James
 * Kate McReary, in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV
 * Kate McCallister, the main character's mother in the Home Alone franchise
 * Kate Mitchell, in the British soap opera EastEnders
 * Kate Morgan, in the television series 24
 * Kate Patrick, a character from Hollyoaks
 * Kate Ramsay, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
 * Kate "D.W." Read, a character from Arthur
 * Kate Roberts, a character in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
 * Manhunter (Kate Spencer), a DC Comics heroine
 * Katherine "Kate" Summers-Stratton, a character in the American sitcom television series Silver Spoons
 * Kate Takenomiya, from Akira Hiramoto's Prison School
 * Kate Thompson, a character in the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy
 * Kate Tomten, the eldest of the Tomten kids in the children's show Noddy
 * Kate Walker the central character from the Syberia video games