Kate is a ♀ girl’s name.
Kate is an English form of Katherine, which derived from the Greek name Aikaterine (Αἰκατερίνη), which derived from the Greek name Hekaterine (Ἑκατερινη) and from Hekate (Ἑκάτη), the Greek goddess of magic.
Kate means “pure” (from ancient Greek “katharós/κᾰθᾰρός”), “each of the two”, “each singly” (from ancient Greek “hekáteros/ἑκᾰ́τερος”), “hundred” (from ancient Greek “hekatón/ἑκᾰτόν”), “far off” (from ancient Greek “hekás/ἑκᾰ́ς”), but as well “torture” (from ancient Greek “aikíā/αἰκῐ́ᾱ”). Besides, Kate could be from a Coptic name with the meaning “my consecration of your name”.
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Kate is currently ranked #1833 on the name leaderboard.
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🇧🇷 Brazil | - | ✓ | - | - | - | - |
🇮🇪 Ireland | - | - | ✓ | - | - | - |
🇺🇸 United States | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - |
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