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What does Kathy mean?
Kathy 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced kath-EE. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Kathy is "pure". Short form of Katherine. TV host Kathie Lee Gifford; actress Kathy Najimy. Also form of Catherine.
STARTS WITH Kath-
Variations
VARIANTS Cathie▼, Cathy▼, Kathe, Kathee, Kathey, Kathi▼, Kathia, Kathie▼, Kathya
RELATED FORMS VIA KATHERINE, KATHIE Caity, Cat, Cate, Catha, Cathee, Cathi, Cathryn▼, Cathye, Cati, Catie, Caty, Cay, Kaatje, Kait, Kaitee, Kaitie, Kaitlyn▼, Kaity, Karen▼, Kari▼, Karin▼, Karon▼, Karri▼, Karyn▼, Kas, Kasia, Kasja, Kaska, Kass, Kassi, Kasya, Kat, Kata, Katchen, Kate▼, Katee, Katell, Katena, Katey, Katha, Katharyn, Katheryn▼, Kathiryn, Kathleyn, Kathlyne, Kathryn▼, Kathryne, Kathrynn, Kati▼, Katica, Katie▼, Katina▼, Katka, Katla, Katria, Katrya, Katryna, Katy▼, Katya, Kay▼, Kaye▼, Kit, Kittey, Kitti, Kitty▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Kethy, ..
(male) Kaney, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kathy Kiara (K.K.), ..
How popular is Kathy?
Kathy is a very prominent first name for women (#71 out of 4276, Top 2%) and a slightly less prominent last name for all people (#130443 out of 150436, Top 87%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kathy was first listed in 1920-1929 and reached its highest position of #22 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Cate, Catherine (#204 IN 2018), Cathi, Cathie, Cathryn, Cathy, Kaitlyn (#387), Karen (#635), Kari (#1569), Karin, Karon, Karri, Karyn, Kassi, Kate (#285), Katey, Katharyn, Kathe, Katherine (#112), Katheryn, Kathey, Kathi, Kathia, Kathie, Kathryn (#453), Kathryne, Kati, Katie (#449), Katina, Katy (#1790), Katya, Kay, Kaye, Kit and Kitty are the popular varying forms of Kathy appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Kat, are seldom used. These forms of Kathy reached the top of their popularity 68 years ago (MEDIAN #977) and have become significantly less common since (#1663, ▼90%), with versions like Katina becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Kathy▼ is alike in pronunciation to Cathia and Keitha. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bethy, Kacey, Kacy▼, Kady, Kaethe, Kaitey, Kaley▼, Kally, Kaly, Kandy, Karly▼, Karry, Kary, Kasey▼, Kasha, Kassy, Kasy, Kathlyn, Katia, Katiya, Katlyn▼, Katt, Kaysy and Marthy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Kathy.
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