Katie
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Katie is a short form of the forename Catharine - Catherine - Katharine - Katherine. There are two main types of such shortenings: they are convenient for writing, e.g. in lists; or they are essentially spoken pet-names, and thus informal. (See Conventional abbreviations for forenames.)
Short form | Long form | Informal or written | Other short forms | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Katie | Catharine - Catherine - Katharine - Katherine | informal | Cath(ie), Kath(y), Kate, Kitty |
There is a list of similar names at Conventional abbreviations for forenames, as well as the category:short names
- Note that any informal form may be spelled in different ways. Notably, any spelling listed that ends in '-ie' may be written with the ending '-y', and vice versa.