Cathy

Name Meaning

Most associate this moniker with the quirky comic strip character. But if you recall your Kate Bush lyrics, Cathy is the lovelorn heroine of Emily Bronte’s gothic romance Wuthering Heights, where high upon the moors she pined for her Heathcliff. Despite a midcentury peak in popularity, the name is no longer common, which ought to intrigue classicists and lovers of literature to choose Cathy for her rarity and allure.

Origin

English, French, Greek, Irish, Latin

Theme

Nickname

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Riina, Kitty, Kit, Kaysa, Katya, Katja, Katiya, Katie, Kate, Kätchen, Kat, Cattee, Catrinette, Catrinetta, Catlee, Cate

Famous Namesakes

Actres Cathy Podewell, Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Phil Silvers

Popularity in 2019

#2286

Related Names

Katrine, Katrina, Katriane, Katarina, Cathrine, CathIyn, Catheryna, Catheryn, Catherin, Catalyn, Caitriona