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🔥Kit

English diminutive of Katherine, Greek
"pure"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Fri Aug 15 2025

Kit Origin and Meaning

The name Kit is a girl's name of English origin meaning "pure".

Kit is a crisp, old-time nickname with plenty of spirit and style. In the UK it's a rising star for boys, while in the US, it is trending upwards for girls too.

Originally used as a diminutive of Katherine and Christopher, Kit could stand on its own to make a cool alternative to Katie, or an unexpected honor name for the aforementioned classics.

Coinciding with the name for a young fox, Kit feels at home with the likes Wren and Quinn — and with fast risers like Scottie, Robin, and Drew. In a recent year, 188 girls received the name compared to 182 boys, making it a gender neutral choice in the US at least.

Love the idea of Kit for a girl but still want a full name that isn't Katherine or Christina? You could try Kallista, Kensington, Keturah, Kismet, Kinneret, or Katalina.

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Famous People Named Kit

  • Catherine "Kit" Hoover
    American broadcast journalist
  • Catherine "Kit" Pongetti
    American actress
  • Kit Chen (Jiéyí)
    Singaporean singer
  • Kathleen Margaret "Kit" Pearson
    Canadian novelist
  • Catherine "Kit" Klein
    American speedskater
  • Catherine Ita "Kit" Ahern
    Irish politician
  • Lillian Hyde "Kit" (Craig) Reed
    American short story writer

The name Kit in Pop Culture

  • Kit "Kitsune" Nozawa
    character in DC Universe
  • Katherine "Kit" Tyler
    the main character in The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
  • Kit Snicket
    character in Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events".
  • Margaret Mildred "Kit" Kittredge
    from the "American Girl" doll collection.
  • Kit Bailey
    character from CBC series "Heartland"
  • Kit Keller
    character in the film 'A League of Their Own' (1992)
  • Kit Dunn
    character on TV's Backstage
  • Kit Ballard
    main character in video game Blade Kitten
  • Kit De Luca
    character in the film Pretty Woman
  • Kit McGraw
    character on TV's Nip/Tuck
  • Kit Porter
    character on TV's The L Word
  • Katherine "Kit
    ", character in film Failure to Launch
  • Rielle "Kit" Peddler
    character in the Android Netrunner series
  • Kit Kat
    chocolate bar
  • Kit
    term for a young animal such as fox
  • Kit McKenna
    character in the book and film "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"
  • Katherine "Kit" Gordy
    main character in 2018 movie "Down a Dark Hall"

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