Kathy

English

Alternative forms

• Cathi, Cathie, Cathy
• Kathi, Kathie

Etymology

From Kath +‎ -y.

Proper noun

Kathy

1. A diminutive of the female given names Katherine or Kathleen, also used as a formal given name.
   • 1991, Margaret Atwood, Wilderness Tips, →ISBN, page 36:

     During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy […] At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt […] When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Cathi, Cathie, Cathy
• Kathi, Kathie

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kathy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkati/ [ˈkaː.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: Ka‧thy

Proper noun

Kathy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

1. a diminutive of the female given names Katherine or Kathleen, from English, also used as a formal given name.