Kati

Kati

1. A rare modern spelling variant of Katie, diminutive of the female given name Katherine.

• Kita, tika, Atik, Kait, taki, ikat

Kati

1. a female given name, variant of Katariina (“Catherine”)

A diminutive of Katariina, Katriina and Katri, with a formal given name status since the mid-20th century. Comparable to the English Katie or Cathy.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑti/,
• Rhymes: -ɑti
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧ti

Kati

1. a female given name
   • 1840, Kanteletar:3:31 Neien hanhi:

     Kati kangasta kutovi,
     impi pirtoa piteli,
     äärellä punaisen pilven,
     taivon kaaren kannikalla.
     Siell’ on hanhut käämimässä,
     Ka’in kankahan kuetta.

   • 1971, Eeva Joenpelto, Vesissä toinen silmä, WSOY, page 26:

     Katsos sinä, mikä sinun nimesi nyt on—?
     —Kati, tyttö vastasi.
     —Kummallisia nimiä nykyajan lapsilla. Siis Kati.

     Alright look, what's your name—?
     —Kati, the girl replied.
     —Kids these days have so weird names. So Kati.

• Kati is the 67^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,383 female individuals (and as a middle name to 633 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• akti, kait, kita

Clipping and -i diminutive of Katalin.

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: Ka‧ti
• Rhymes: -ti

Kati

1. a diminutive of the female given name Katalin, equivalent to English Cathy