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Comments and insights on the name Katie: | Edit

My name is Katie. Well actually my real nme is Katherine, but I've always been called Katie. I think its a really great name! it sounds good with all lastnames and middlenames and is good for any age. What I like about it is that you cant find any way to tease anyone called Katie! Its an awesome, pretty yet not too girly name!

I think it's a really pretty name! But I wouldn't choose it myself as can be a bit like a nickname.

Personal experiences with the name Katie: | Edit

It is a fun name, easy to spell. Now that I'm hitting my mid-20s though I do sometimes wish I had a more full name for official uses (interviews, academic papers, etc.). I would not personally use the nicknames-as-names trend.

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Nicknames for Katie: | Edit

Kay, Kate, Kat, Kitty

Meanings and history of the name Katie: | Edit

Short form of Katherine, meaning "pure" in Greek, used as a name in its own right.

Famous real-life people named Katie: | Edit

Katie Couric, news anchor
Katie Holmes, actress
Katie Melua, musician
Katy Perry, singer
Katie Price, model also known as Jordan
Katey Sagal, actress
Katie Mcgrath, actress

Katie in song, story & screen: | Edit

In the novel "Gone With the Wind", Katie was Scarlett O'Hara's real first name; she was named Katie Scarlett O'Hara after her paternal grandmother, Katie Scarlett (Scarlett being the grandmother's surname).
"Katie and Tommy" by Trisha Yearwood (song)
"Katie" by Missy Higgins (song)
"Katie Q" by Thirsty Merc (song)
"Maybe Katie" by Barenaked Ladies (song)
"Katie" by James Marsters (song)
"Katie Come True" by Bright Eyes (song)
"Katie John," lead character in Mary Calhoun's series of children's novels
Used in the opening line of Mayday Parade's song "Miserable At Best"
Katie Bell, Gryffindor Chaser in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling