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My name is Kate and my name means pure/clear and is a very popular Irish name and it also is a Latin name. The name was also a name from a person that played in a Shakespear's comedy "Taming of the Shrew."
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Recently, this name has been used as a short form of Kaitlin or Kaitlyn.
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In Shakespeare's day, "Kate" was an informal way of saying "cake." In 'The Taming of the Shrew,' Petruchio plays on this briefly with his lines.
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This name is also used in Croatia as a diminutive of Katarina (kah-tah-REE-nah). It's pronounced KAH-teh. It's not only an English name! [noted -ed]
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Kate can be a nickname of the Greek name (my name) Aikaterine.
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Kate is also a derivation from the Gaelic/Erse word and name Ceith, which means "pure". It was a name possible for males and females which divided into Kate (f) and Cade (m).
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The word "kate" means "cat" in Lithuanian.
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