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English word origin

Etymology of Kate

Source etymology material for Kate; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A diminutive of the female given name Katherine and related names, also used as a formal given name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

No narrative was extracted for this section. Available source templates and references appear below; no ancestor chain has been invented to fill the gap.

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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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Machine-source provenance
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