Katherine
Greek: Pure, innocent
Nicknames: Kay, Kathy, Karah, Kaira, Katie, Kate, Kat
Kara
Greek: Pure
Latin: Beloved, darling; variant of Cara
Kayla
English: Laurel, crown
Nickname: Kaila
Katrina
German: Pure
Latin: Follower of Christ
Nicknames: Tiphanie, Christi, Christa, Chrissy
Kay
English: Pure, keeper of the keys; also an abbreviation of Katherine. Sir Kay was one of King Arthur’s knights. The name also appeared in Hans Christian Andersen’s story ‘The Snow Queen’
Greek: Glory
Scandinavian: Pure, keeper of the keys; an abbreviation of Katherine and other names beginning with K. Sir Kay was one of King Arthur”s knights.
Katie
English: Pure, innocent; a familiar form of Catherine, Katherine, and their spelling variants that can stand as an independent name as well
Nicknames: Kitty, Kit, Kate, Kat, Cate
