Katies

Proper noun

Katie (plural Katies)

1. 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...
2. (slang) A king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T"

Proper noun

Katy (countable and uncountable, plural Katys or Katies)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.
   • 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).1876 Elizabeth Prentiss: Stepping Heavenward, and Aunt Jane's Hero. Ward, Lock&Tyler 1876. page 87
2. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad.
   • When the Katy came through, the town’s entire economy and culture changed.
3. A city at the tripoint of Harris County, Fort Bend County and Waller County, Texas; named for the MKT railroad.
4. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
5. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
6. A village in Subcarpathia, Poland.

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