Kate
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Kate is a feminine given name. It is sometimes a short form of Katherine
, which is Greek meaning pure, blessed, virginal and popularity. It may refer to:
People with the given name Kate:
In meteorology:
Other:
Katherine (given name)
Katherine is a feminine name, which is popular in historically Christian countries, owing to its having been the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.-Origin and meaning:...
, which is Greek meaning pure, blessed, virginal and popularity. It may refer to:
People with the given name Kate:
- Kate (given name)Kate (given name)Kate is a feminine given name. It is a short form of Katherine. The name comes from Latin, French, English, and Welsh origins. The name literally means either 'pure' or 'blessed', used in different contexts...
In meteorology:
- Hurricane Kate (1985)Hurricane Kate (1985)Hurricane Kate was the sixth hurricane to hit the United States during the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season, tying a record. Forming late in the season, it killed 15 people and caused $530 million in damage on its long path through Cuba, Florida, and Georgia between November 18 and...
, which hit the US - Typhoon Kate (1970)Typhoon Kate (1970)Super Typhoon Kate was the second of two super typhoons to strike the Philippines within a week in October 1970, the first being Super Typhoon Joan. As a result, Kate produced heavy damage and over 631 casualties...
, a super typhoon that struck the Philippines
Other:
- "Kate" a young adult novel by Valerie SherrardValerie SherrardValerie Sherrard is a Canadian author of books for children and young adults including the multi award winning novel The Glory Wind, Kate, Speechless, and the Shelby Belgarden mystery series....
- Kate (song)Kate (song)"Kate" is a song performed by Ben Folds Five released on their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen. Written by Ben Folds, Darren Jessee, and Ben's first wife, Anna Goodman, the song follows a love-struck man who is so obsessed with the girl "Kate" that he longs to be her, as shown by the lyric "I...
, a song by Ben Folds FiveBen Folds FiveBen Folds Five is an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds , Robert Sledge , and Darren Jessee . The group achieved mainstream success in the alternative, indie and pop music scenes... - Nakajima B5NNakajima B5N|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgwater, H.C. and Peter Scott. Combat Colours Number 4: Pearl Harbor and Beyond, December 1941 to May 1942. Luton, Bedfordshire, UK: Guideline Publications, 2001. ISBN 0-9539040-6-7....
, a Japanese torpedo bomber, Allied reporting nameWorld War II Allied names for Japanese aircraftThe World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft were reporting names, often described as codenames, given by Allied personnel to Imperial Japanese aircraft during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The names were used by Allied personnel to identify Japanese aircraft for reporting and...
"Kate" - Kate (text editor)Kate (text editor)In computing, Kate is a text editor by KDE. The name Kate is an acronym for KDE Advanced Text Editor.-History:Kate has been part of KDE Software Compilation since release 2.2 in 2001. Because of the KParts technology, it is possible to embed Kate as an editing component in other KDE applications...
, a text editor for KDE - KATEKATEKATE is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Albert Lea-Austin area. The station is currently owned by Three Eagles Communications.-External links:*...
, a radio station in Minnesota, USA - "Kate" is rhyming slang for ArmyArmyAn army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
(it rhymes with Kate CarneyKate CarneyKate Carney was an English singer and comedienne who played the music halls in London.Catherine M. -Kate- was born in Southwark, London in 1869 . She first appeared as Kate Carney at the Albert Music Hall in Canning Town, singing Irish songs. She was, however, more famous for her Cockney songs,...
) - An alternative title of Crabbit Old WomanCrabbit Old WomanCrabbit Old Woman, also variously titled Look Closer, Look Closer Nurse, Kate, Open Your Eyes or What Do You See?, is a poem of uncertain provenance, usually attributed to a Phyllis McCormack. The poem is written in the voice of an old woman in a nursing home who is reflecting upon her life...
, a poem attributed to Phyllis McCormack - The Kâte languageKâte languageKâte is a Papuan language spoken by about 6,000 people in the Finschhafen District of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Finisterre–Huon branch of the Trans–New Guinea phylum of languages...
, a Papuan languagePapuan languagesThe Papuan languages are those languages of the western Pacific which are neither Austronesian nor Australian. The term does not presuppose a genetic relationship. The concept of Papuan peoples as distinct from Melanesians was first suggested and named by Sidney Herbert Ray in 1892.-The...