Katy
Encyclopedia
Katy originated as short for "Catherine
", but also because of the leters K
and T
, as in Kansas-Texas (from the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad}.
Katy may refer to:
People with the given name Katy:
Catherine
Catherine is a feminine given name.The nicknames include Cathy, Cate, Cat, Cati, Catie and others. Catherine may refer to one of the following historical figures, place names, books, or bands.-Literature:...
", but also because of the leters K
K
K is the eleventh letter of the English and basic modern Latin alphabet.-History and usage:In English, the letter K usually represents the voiceless velar plosive; this sound is also transcribed by in the International Phonetic Alphabet and X-SAMPA....
and T
T
T is the 20th letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet. It is the most commonly used consonant and the second most common letter in the English language.- History :Taw was the last letter of the Western Semitic and Hebrew alphabets...
, as in Kansas-Texas (from the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad}.
Katy may refer to:
People with the given name Katy:
- Katy (given name)Katy (given name)Katy is a feminine given name. It is a variant spelling of Katie. Katy may refer to:In acting:* Katy Jurado, Mexican actress* Katy Kurtzman, American actress* Katy Wix, British actressIn music:...
In geography
- Katy, TexasKaty, TexasKaty is a city located in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area...
, the only incorporated US city with this name - Katy, PolandKaty, PolandKaty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarocin, within Nisko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Jarocin, north-east of Nisko, and north of the regional capital Rzeszów....
- For other places in Poland, see Kąty
- Katy, a city in HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
- Greater KatyGreater KatyThis article is in reference to the area around the City of Katy, Texas. For more information regarding the City itself, please go directly to Katy, Texas....
, suburban region around City of Katy; located in Greater Houston - Katy Trail State ParkKaty Trail State ParkThe Katy Trail State Park is a recreation rail trail that runs in the right-of-way of the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. The nickname "Katy" comes from the phonetic pronunciation of 'KT' in the railroad's abbreviated name, MKT. The trail, widely known as the Katy Trail, is a Missouri...
, in Missouri, including a bicycling and hiking path - Katy Trail (Dallas)Katy Trail (Dallas)The Katy Trail is a jogging, walking, inline skating, and bicycling path that runs through the Uptown and Oak Lawn areas of Dallas, Texas , following the path of the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, which was known as MKT or the Katy.- About :...
, a bicycling and hiking path in Dallas, Texas - KaćKACKAC may refer to:*Knight's Armament Company*EC KAC, a professional ice hockey team*Kajonk-A-Con*King Armored Car, the USA's first armored vehicle....
, Serbia (Hungarian: )
In transportation
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadMissouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadThe Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
, sometimes called "the Katy", from which the above U.S. places take their name - The Austin K2Austin K2The Austin K2/Y was a British heavy military ambulance built by the Austin Motor Company for use during the Second World War.The rear body, built by Mann Egerton, could take ten casualties sitting or four stretcher cases...
ambulance in the film Ice-Cold in AlexIce-Cold in AlexIce-Cold in Alex is a British film based on the novel of the same name by British author Christopher Landon. Directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring John Mills, the film was a prizewinner at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival...
Other
- Katy, a variety of apple
- Pachinko Katy, a pachinkoPachinkois a type of game originating in Japan, and used as both a form of recreational arcade game and much more frequently as a gambling device, filling a niche in gambling in Japan comparable to that of the slot machine in Western gambling. A pachinko machine resembles a vertical pinball machine, but...
parlor on Rte. 23 between the cities of MatsusakaMatsusaka, Mie, sometimes called Matsuzaka, is a city located in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. The city is famous for its beef.-Founding:...
and IseIse, Mie, formerly called Ujiyamada , is a city located in eastern Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan.Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō Shrine in Japan, and is thus a very popular destination for tourists. The city has a long-standing nickname—Shinto —that roughly means...
in Mie PrefectureMie Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
, Japan - Katydid, a bug
- Katy FoxKaty FoxKaty Fox is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by actress Hannah Tointon, who was in the serial for just under a year. Katy was central to storylines, including Clare Devine's revenge....
, a character in Hollyoaks - What Katy DidWhat Katy DidWhat Katy Did is a children's book written by Susan Coolidge, the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, which was published in 1872. It follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s...
, a children's book written by Susan Coolidge - K-K-K-KatyK-K-K-Katy"K-K-K-Katy" was a popular World War I-era song written by Geoffrey O'Hara in 1917 and published in 1918. The sheet music advertised it as "The Sensational Stammering Song Success Sung by the Soldiers and Sailors," reflecting a time when speech impediments could be poked fun at—albeit gentle fun...
, a song - She Caught the KatyShe Caught the Katy"She Caught the Katy " is a blues standard written by Taj Mahal and James Rachell. The song was first recorded for Taj Mahal's 1968 album The Natch'l Blues, and is one of Mahal's most famous tunes...
, a blues written by Taj Mahal (musician)Taj Mahal (musician)Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
See also
- Kati (disambiguation)Kati (disambiguation)Kati may refer to:*Kati , a city in Mali*Catty, an East Asian measure of weight*Kati , fictional aliens*a language of Pakistan and Afghanistan, spoken by 5300 people along the border...
- KatieKatieKatie is an English feminine name. It is a pet form of Katherine, Kate, Kaitlynn and their related forms. It is frequently used on its own. It may refer to:In sports:* Katie, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Rally Monkey...
- Katy High SchoolKaty High SchoolKaty High School is a high school located in Katy, Texas, United States and serves grades 9 through 12. It is a part of the Katy Independent School District...
- Katy MillsKaty MillsKaty Mills is an outlet shopping mall in Katy, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, developed by The Mills Corporation and now owned by Simon Property Group. The mall opened on October 28, 1999 and hosts a variety of over 200 specialty stores...
, an outlet shopping mall in Katy, Texas - Catherina (and similar spellings)Catherina (and similar spellings)For spelling variations of names derived from Latin Catherina see:*All pages whose names start with "Catherina"*Catarina *Catharina *Catharine *Catherine *Catrina *Catrine...