User Contributed Dictionary
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪt
Proper noun
Kate- A given name, pet form of Catherine and its variant forms, used since the Middle Ages.
Danish
Proper noun
Kate- A given name borrowed from English.
Extensive Definition
Kate is a diminutive of the name Katherine
and it may refer to:
People with the given name Kate:
In meteorology:
- Hurricane Kate (1985), which hit the US
- Typhoon Kate (1970), a super typhoon that struck the Philippines
Other:
- "Kate" a young adult novel by Valerie Sherrard
- "Kate", a song by Ben Folds Five
- Nakajima B5N, a Japanese torpedo bomber called "Kate" by the Allies
- Kate (text editor), a text editor for KDE
- Kate's Playground, a nude teen website
- Kate Middleton
- "Kate" is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Army, (it rhymes with Kate Carney)
See also
- Lazy Kate, a device used to hold spools in place while the singles or yarn on them is manipulated
Kate in German: Kate
Kate in Spanish: Kate (desambiguación)
Kate in French: Kate
Kate in Dutch: Kate
Kate in Japanese: KATE
Kate in Turkish: Kate