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Kris vs Katy - What's the difference?

kris | katy |

As nouns the difference between kris and katy

is that kris is an Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or rigid serpentine blade while Katy is an apple cultivar from Sweden.

As proper nouns the difference between kris and katy

is that kris is a diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Christina, and related given names while Katy is a female given name, diminutive of Katherine and of its variant forms.

kris

English

Alternative forms

* crease * creese * keris

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or rigid serpentine blade.
  • A Moro sword with an asymmetrical blade.

    • External links

    * ("kris" on Wikipedia)

    See also

    * kalis

    Anagrams

    * ----

    katy

    English

    Alternative forms

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

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A female given name, diminutive of Katherine and of its variant forms.
  • The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (M.K.T) Railroad.
    • She caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride. Song title.
  • A village in Poland
  • A city in Texas
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia

    • Quotations

    * 1876 Elizabeth Prentiss: Stepping Heavenward, and Aunt Jane's Hero . Ward, Lock&Tyler 1876. page 87: *: The very first thing, however, Ernest annoyed me by calling me Katherine, though he knows I hate that name, and want to be called Katy as if I were a lovable person, as I certainly am (sometimes).

    Noun

    (Katies)
  • An apple cultivar from Sweden

    • Anagrams

    * * English diminutives of female given names