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katie | kate |

As an adjective kate is

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katie

English

Alternative forms

* (as a female name) Catie, Caty, Katy

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • or any of its variant spellings.
  • * 1892 Walter Malone, Narcissus: and Other Poems , J.B.Lippincott Company 1892, page 133 ("Mary"):
    • And "Mable" 'sa name that ever sounds sweetly / And charms and enchants a mortal completely / While "Katie " suggests brown eyes and brown tresses / Created for love and lover's caresses.
  • The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (M.K.T) Railroad.
    • When the Katie came through, the town's entire economy and culture changed.
  • (poker slang) A king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T"

    • References

    * {{cite web , url = http://www.holdemsecrets.com/handnames.htm , title = Holdem Secrets - 400+ Pocket Cards , accessdate = 2008-08-07 , author = Rich McComas , authorlink = , coauthors = , date = 2004-12-05 }}

    kate

    English

    (wikipedia Kate)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A medieval pet form of Catherine and related names. Also used as a formal female given name.
  • * ~~1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew : Act II, Scene I:
    • Petruchio .Good morrow, Kate ; for that's your name, I hear.
    Katharina .Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing: / They call me Katharine that do talk of me.
    Petruchio''.You lie, in faith; for you are call'd plain Kate''', / And bonny '''Kate''', and sometimes ' Kate the curst;
  • * 1830 Mary Russell Mitford: Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
    • A great number of children, amongst the lower classes, are Carolines. - - - A clergyman in my neighbourhood used to mistake the sound, and christen the babies Catharine; - a wise error, for Kate is a noble abbreviation.
  • * 1944 A.J.Cronin: The Green Years .Little, Brown, and Company, 1944. page 62:
    • "And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate . Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene. Promise me."

    Anagrams

    * * English diminutives of female given names ----