Given name

Katell

Katell is a feminine given name from Breton. It is used in French and Breton.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Katell comes from Breton.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Breton Katell.

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Katell’s family of names

In Breton usage, Katell has a diminutive in Katellig. In Breton usage, Katell has a conventional equivalent in the French form Catherine. In Breton usage, Katell has a conventional equivalent in the German form Katharina.

Walk Katell’s family in the name graph

KatellKatouCathellKatelligCatherineKatharinaΑικατερίνη

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Katell has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Breton roots to each of them.

Breton

Bretonwhere Katell comes from · 3 names

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Katell

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

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Sibling ideas

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