Katy
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Proper noun
Katy
- A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.
- The Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad.
- She caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride. Song title.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Texas; named for the MKT railroad.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- A village in Subcarpathia, Poland.
Quotations
- 1876 Elizabeth Prentiss: Stepping Heavenward, and Aunt Jane's Hero. Ward, Lock&Tyler 1876. page 87:
- The very first thing, however, Ernest annoyed me by calling me Katherine, though he knows I hate that name, and want to be called Katy as if I were a lovable person, as I certainly am (sometimes).
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Noun
Katy (plural Katies)