Katy

See also: katy, kąty, Kąty, and каты

English

Alternative forms

• (feminine given name): Catie, Caty, Katie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪti/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈkʰeɪ̯ɾi] (General American)
• Rhymes: -eɪti

Proper noun

Katy

1. A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.
2. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad.

   She caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride. Song title.

3. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city in Texas; named for the MKT railroad.
   2. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
   3. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
4. A village in Subcarpathia, Poland.

Quotations

• 1876 Elizabeth Prentiss: Stepping Heavenward, and Aunt Jane's Hero. Ward, Lock&Tyler 1876. page 87:

  The very first thing, however, Ernest annoyed me by calling me Katherine, though he knows I hate that name, and want to be called Katy as if I were a lovable person, as I certainly am (sometimes).

Derived terms

• Kate Greenaway

 

Noun

Katy (plural Katies)

1. An apple cultivar from Sweden.

Anagrams

• Tayk, kyat