Katy
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- United States/[ˈkʰeɪ̯ɾi]/
- //ˈkeɪti//
A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.
proper noun
- 1
A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.
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).
Come along, you’re the first of the Katies. Now Katy was a tom-boy, […] Have you got a copy of the script?
Katy Carr serves her sentence with pain and her character changes as a result – or so the author implies; but the two Katys, the hoyden and the high-principled young lady, hardly seem to be the same girl.
- 2
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad.
When the Katy came through, the town’s entire economy and culture changed.
[object Object]
- 3
A locale in the United States. A city at the tripoint of Harris County, Fort Bend County and Waller County, Texas; named for the MKT railroad.
- 4
A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
- 5
A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- 6
A village in Subcarpathia, Poland.
noun
- 1
An apple cultivar from Sweden.
Forms
- plural
- Katys, Katies
Katy · A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.
Katya · A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, equivalent to…Katz · A surname; variant form Kats.Kaufman · A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.