Katie
English
Alternative forms
- (as a female name): Catie, Caty, Katy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeɪti/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -eɪti
Proper noun
Katie
- A diminutive of the female given name Catherine or any of its variant spellings.
- 1892 Walter Malone, Narcissus: and Other Poems, J.B.Lippincott Company 1892, page 133 ("Mary"):
- And "Mable"'s a name that ever sounds sweetly / And charms and enchants a mortal completely / While "Katie" suggests brown eyes and brown tresses / Created for love and lover's caresses.
- 1892 Walter Malone, Narcissus: and Other Poems, J.B.Lippincott Company 1892, page 133 ("Mary"):
- The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (MKT) Railroad.
- When the Katie came through, the town's entire economy and culture changed.
- (poker slang) A king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T"
References
- Rich McComas (2004-12-05), “Holdem Secrets - 400+ Pocket Cards”, in (please provide the title of the work), retrieved 2008-08-07
Anagrams
- Takei
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Katie.
Proper noun
Katie
- a female given name from English
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Katie.