Kato

See also: kato, katõ, katō, Katō, -kato, and -ka'to

English

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Kato

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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Noun

Kato pl (plural only)

1. A particular group of Native American people in the United States.

Proper noun

Kato

1. The language of that people.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).

Proper noun

Kato (plural Katos)

1. A surname from Japanese.
   • 2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 July 2021:

     Fresh handmade mochi is harder to find, but Tomoko Kato cooks a batch three times a week at Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kato is the 6,461^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,257 individuals. Kato is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (60.24%) and White (22.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Akto, Kota, okta, tako

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Kato

1. Transliteration of name Cato.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).

Proper noun

Kato m or f by sense

1. a surname from Japanese

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkatɔ]

Proper noun

Kato m pers (female equivalent Katová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kato
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Kato	Katovia	Katovci
genitive	Kata	Katov	Katovcov
dative	Katovi	Katom	Katovcom
accusative	Kata	Katov	Katovcov
locative	Katovi	Katoch	Katovcoch
instrumental	Katom	Katami	Katovcami

Further reading

• “Kato”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025