Meaning & origin
How it developed
In German usage, Käte is a diminutive of Katharina.
Käte’s family of names
In German usage, Käte is a diminutive of Katharina. In German usage, Käte has a conventional equivalent in the English form Kate. In German usage, Käte has a conventional equivalent in the English form Cate.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Käte
- Käte StrobelGerman politician (1907–1996)
- Käte HamburgerGerman literary scholar and philosopher (1896–1992)
- Käte AlvingGerman actress (1896-1974)
- Käte JaenickeGerman actress (1923-2002)
- Käte StresemannGerman socialite (1883–1970)
- Käte FenchelGerman mathematician (1905-1983)
- Käte Schaller-HärlinGerman painter (1877-1973)
- Berta Katharina LassenGerman painter (1880-1956)
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