Kata is both a surname and a given name.
In
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, the name Kata was among the most common feminine given names until 1949.
It is a shorter form of
Katarina.
In Hungary, it is often a shorter form of
Katalin.
In Georgia, it is a short form of
Katay.
Notable people with the name include:
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Elizabeth Kata
Elizabeth Colina Katayama (nee McDonald; 9 October 19124 September 1998) was an Australian writer known by the pseudonym Elizabeth Kata, best known for ''Be Ready with Bells and Drums'' (1961), made into the award-winning film ''A Patch of Blue'' ...
(1912–1998), Australian writer who used Kata as part of a pseudonym
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Kpama Baramoto Kata (born 1947), Congolese general
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Matt Kata
Matthew John Kata (born March 14, 1978) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pir ...
(born 1978), American baseball player
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Mihály Kata (born 2002), Hungarian footballer
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Niko Kata (born 1993), Spanish footballer of Congolese and Equatorial Guinean descent
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Solomone Kata
Solomone Kata (born 3 December 1994) is a professional dual-code rugby footballer who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and the Tonga national team.
Prior to rugby union, Kata played rugby league for the New Zeala ...
(born 1994), Tonga and New Zealand rugby footballer
Given name
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Kata Bethlen (1700–1759), Hungarian memoir writer
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Kata Burián (born 1995), Hungarian swimmer (birth name Katalin)
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Kata Csizér (born 1971), Hungarian linguist
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Kata Csondor (born 1978), Hungarian voice actress, singer and songwriter
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Kata Dalström
Anna Maria Katarina "Kata" Dalström, née Carlberg (18 December 1858 – 11 December 1923), was a Swedish socialist and writer. She belonged to the leading socialist agitators and leftist writers in contemporary Sweden, and has been referred to a ...
(1858–1923), Swedish socialist agitator and leftist writer (birth name Katarina)
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Kata Dobó
Kata Dobó or Kata Dobo (born Katalin Kovács, Hungarian: Kovács Katalin, Dobó Kata, on 25 February 1974) is a Hungarian actress and filmmaker.
Life
Dobo was born in Budapest, Hungary and moved to Los Angeles, USA in 1999 to her partner of ...
(born 1974), Hungarian actress (birth name Katalin)
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Kata Inocencio (born 1960), Filipino broadcast journalist and child rights advocate (birth name Katherine)
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Kata Kalivoda (1877–1936), Hungarian artist
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Kata Kálmán (1909–1978), Hungarian photographer
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Kata Kärkkäinen, birth name of Katariina Souri (born 1968), Finnish author
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Kata Kondricz (born 1998), Hungarian foil fencer
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Kata Menczinger (born 1989), Hungarian water polo player (birth name Katalin)
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Kata Pejnović (1899–1966), Croatian Serb feminist and politician
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Kata Szidónia Petrőczy
Kata Szidónia Petrőczy (1658–21 October 1708) was a Hungarian writer and poet. She is regarded as the first female writer of the Baroque period in Hungary and its foremost representative of Baroque prose.
Kata Szidónia was the daughter of ba ...
(1659–1708), Hungarian writer and poet
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Kata Tisza (born 1980), Hungarian writer (birth name Katalin)
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Kata Vas (born 2001), Hungarian racing cyclist
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Kata Wéber (born 1980), Hungarian screenwriter and playwright
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Kaja (name)
Kaja or Kája is a given name and surname.
Kaja also has several root name derivations. In Polish language, Polish, it is a feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Karolina (disambiguation), Karolina, a derivative of Karl (given name), K ...
References
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Croatian feminine given names
Serbian feminine given names
Hungarian feminine given names