| Name info: About the name Katy in particular | |
| Group info: About Katherine, the group of names with the same origin as Katy | | Meaning/translation: | maybe the pure |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Info about origin: | of debated origin; the Romans (falsely) interpreted it as deriving from Greek katharos (pure) and gave the name the form Katharina |
| | known from Saint Katharina of Alexandria (3th/4th century AD) |
| Words: | katharos = pure Old Greek |
| Topics: | 14 Holy Helpers |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Katharina Germany/West 1986, 1:Katrín Iceland 2013, 2:Katie Ireland 2004, 2:Catalina Argentina 2018, 3:Katalin Hungary 2014, 3:Katarzyna Poland 2012, 3:Kari Norway 2015, 4:Kathrin Germany/West 1979, 4:Catherine France 2011, 5:Katarina Croatia 2011 |
| Somehow related to: | Catalin, Karin |
| Old/original forms: | Aikaterine Old Greek, Cateline Old French, Katharina Latin |
| Name variants: | Caitlin, Caitlyn, Caitlynn, Caitriona, Catalina, Catalina, Catarina, Catera, Caterina, Catharina, Catherina, Catherine, Cathérine, Cathleen, Cathrin, Cathrina, Cathrine, Cathy, Catia, Cato, Catrin, Catrina, Catriona, Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Kaarina, Kaat, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Kari, Kata, Katalin, Katalina, Katariina, Katarina, Katarzyna, Kate, Käte, Katelin, Katelyn, Katelynn, Katerina, Katerina, Katerina, Katharina, Katharine, Käthe, Katherina, Katherine, Katheryn, Kathinka, Kathleen, Kathrin, Kathrina, Kathrine, Kathryn, Kathy, Katia, Katia, Katica, Katie, Katina, Katinka, Katja, Katjana, Katjuscha, Katjusha, Katlin, Katlyn, Katlynn, Katrien, Katrijn, Katrin, Katrín, Katrina, Katrine, Katy, Katya, Kerrin, Ketty, Kitti, Kitty, Nienke, Riina, Tina, Tinka, Trine, Yekaterina Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Katy | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| England+Wales decades | | 1984 65 |
| Scotland | Graph | 2011 197, 2010 170, 2008 144 |
| USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 624, 1980-1989 378 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2004 990, 2003 988, 2002 935, 2001 984, 2000 961, 1999 878, 1998 827, 1997 757, 1996 768, 1995 654, 1994 630, 1993 592 |
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