Kathy

Diminutive of Katherine and Kathleen

"pure"

Kathy Origin and Meaning

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

There are lots of Kathy moms and grandmas but very few babies, most of whom are now called Kate or Katie.

Kathy Rank in US Top 1000

# 992 in the US

Famous People Named Kathy

• Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates American actress
• Kathleen Elizabeth "Kathy" Hilton American actress and socialite, mother of Paris and Nicky Hilton
• Kathryn "Kathy" Valentine American musician of band The Go,Gos
• Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Ireland American model
• Kathy Ann Najimy American actress
• Kathy Reichs American crime novelist
• Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan American tennis player
• Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea American country music singer
• Kathy Rinaldi American tennis player
• Kathrynne Ann "Kathy" Whitworth American golfer
• Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker American actress
• Katherine Lucy Bridget "Kathy" Burke English actress
• Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin American comedian
• Erica Kathleen "Kathy" Horvath American tennis player

The name Kathy in Pop Culture

• Kathy Sullivan character from TV series "Alphas"
• Kathy Selden character in the musical "Singin' in the Rain"
• Kathy Anderson character on TV's Father Knows Best
• Kathy Barnes character on British soap Hollyoaks
• Kathy Carter character in Marvel's Kathy, The Teenage Tornado comics
• Kathy Beale character on British soap EastEnders
• Kathy Kane aka Kate Kane aka Batwoman character in DC Comics
• Kathy character on TV's Barney and Friends
• Kathy Kaminski character on TV's "Young & Hungry"
• "Kathy's Song " a song by Simon & Garfunkel