Cathy

Diminutive of Catherine

"pure"

Cathy Origin and Meaning

The name Cathy is a girl's name meaning "pure".

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.

Cathy Rank in US Top 1000

# 923 in the US

Famous People Named Cathy

• Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman Australian Olympic sprinter
• Cathy Lee Guisewite American comic,strip artist
• Catherine Roseanne "Cathy" Dennis English singer,songwriter
• Cathy McLeod Canadian MP
• Catherine Mary "Cathy" Jamieson Scottish MP

The name Cathy in Pop Culture

• Catherine "Cathy" Earnshaw main character in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights"
• Cathy Andrews Hillman main character in comic strip "Cathy" by Cathy Guisewite
• Cathy Dollanganger character in V.C. Andrews' Dollanganger series
• Cathy Gale character on British TV's "The Avengers"
• Cathy Chaterly character in "Sims" series
• Catherine "Cathy" Alessi character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Chatty Cathy talking doll by Mattel
• Catherine "Cathy" Hiatt main character in musical "The Last 5 Years" by Jason Robert Brown