Kat - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Kat \kat\ is a variant of Catherine (Greek), Katherine (Greek) and Katie, and the meaning of Kat is "pure".

The baby name Kat sounds like Kit, Katy, Kati, Kate, Kata, Kait, Cat and Katt. Other similar baby names are Bat, Kay, Ka-, Kai, Kas, Pat, Mat and Nat.

Kat is a very rare female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Kat. Compare Kat with related baby names.