Meaning of Katy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.
2. An apple cultivar from Sweden.
3. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad.
4. A locale in the United States.
5. A city in Texas; named for the MKT railroad.
6. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
7. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
8. A village in Subcarpathia, Poland.

Examples

“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).”

“Come along, you’re the first of the Katies. Now Katy was a tom-boy, […] Have you got a copy of the script?”

“Katy Carr serves her sentence with pain and her character changes as a result – or so the author implies; but the two Katys, the hoyden and the high-principled young lady, hardly seem to be the same girl.”

“When the Katy came through, the town’s entire economy and culture changed.”

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