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.

# 992 in the US

Kathy Rank in US Top 1000

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

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