Kitty

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Kitty

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Kitty is an English diminutive for Katherine (or Catherine), a blend of the (possibly) Coptic name Aikaterina and the Greek word “katharos” (pure). Possibly connected with the Greek word “aikia” (torture) or the goddess of the underworld named Hecate.

History:
Kitty the nickname first appeared in England in the 18th century. It is not currently fashionable.

Pronunciation: kit-ee

Diminutives: Kit.

Famous Bearers:
Fictional Characters:
Catherine “Kitty” Bennet
From Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice.

Miscellaneous:
Kitty Godfree (1896-1992)
British tennis player.

Singers and Entertainers:
Kitty (Catherine) Clive (1711-1785)
English actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.008 % named Kitty

Popularity of Kitty:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 208th most popular.
1875: 226th most popular.
1900-1910: 626th most popular.
1910-1920: 680th most popular.
1920-1930: 724th most popular.
1930-1940: 672nd most popular.
1940-1950: 573rd most popular.
1950-1960: 592nd most popular.
1960-1970: 812th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A