Katie

English

Alternative forms

• (as a female name): Catie, Caty, Katy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪti/

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• Rhymes: -eɪti

Proper noun

Katie (plural Katies)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Catherine or any of its variant spellings.
   • 1890 August 8, “Girls’ Names Change. The Decline of Susan, Mary, Jane and All the Old Favorites.”, in Benj[amin] H. Sincell, editor, The Republican, volume 14, number 25, Oakland, Md., →ISSN, →OCLC, page [3], column 3:

     There is one Emily, one Charlotte, no Catherine, but two Kates, and innumerable Katies, which seems to be the latest form that Catherine has taken—Catherine, Kate, Katie.

   • 1892 Walter Malone, Narcissus: and Other Poems, J.B.Lippincott Company 1892, page 133 ("Mary"):

     And "Mable"'s a 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.

2. (with the) Alternative spelling of Katy (“the Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad”).
3. (poker slang) A king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T"

References

• Rich McComas (2004 December 5) “Holdem Secrets - 400+ Pocket Cards”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], retrieved 2008-08-07

Anagrams

• Takei

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Katie.

Proper noun

Katie

1. a female given name from English

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Katie.