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Cathy

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Cathy: Diminutive of Catherine Meaning of Cathy: "pure"

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One of the most popular nicknames of the fifties and sixties -- and who could forget the romantic heroine of "Wuthering Heights"? -- now largely ignored in favor of Cate or Kate.