Katie
/ˈkeɪti/
Katie proper noun: a diminutive of the female given name Catherine or any of its variant spellings. Also the alternative spelling of Katy.
Proper noun
Katie (plural Katies)
- A diminutive of the female given name Catherine or any of its variant spellings.
- 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.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...
- 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.1892 Walter Malone, Narcissus: and Other Poems, J.B.Lippincott Company 1892, page 133 ("Mary")
- A king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T"
Also used as
Katie is also the alternative spelling of Katy.
Forms of Katie
| plural | Katies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Catie |
| alternative form | Caty |
| alternative form | Katy |
Words formed from Katie
Words that rhyme with Katie
Questions about Katie
- What does Katie mean?
- Katie means a diminutive of the female given name Catherine or any of its variant spellings.
- What part of speech is Katie?
- Katie is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Katie?
- Katie is pronounced /ˈkeɪti/.
Words near Katie in the dictionary
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