Meaning & History
Kae is a variant of Kay 1, a name that arose as a short form of Katherine and other names beginning with K. As a modern given name, Kae is used primarily in English-speaking countries, often as a feminine name. It carries the same layered history as its root name, but distinguishes itself through its concise two-letter spelling.
Related Names
Other Languages & Cultures
(Russian)
Katerina (Ancient Greek)
Aikaterine (Hungarian)
Katalin (Basque)
Kattalin (Belarusian)
Katsiaryna (Breton)
Katarin, Katell (Macedonian)
Katina (Russian)
Ekaterina (Italian)
Caterina (Spanish)
Catalina (Swedish)
Katarina (Hungarian)
Kata (Croatian)
Kate (Slovene)
Katica (Swedish)
Tina (Czech)
Kateřina (Swedish)
Karin (Slovak)
Katka (Swedish)
Cathrine, Catrine (Norwegian)
Kathrine, Katrine (Danish)
Caja (Swedish)
Ina, Kaja 1 (Norwegian)
Karen 1 (Swedish)
Katharina (Danish)
Trine (Swedish)
Catharina (Dutch)
Katrien, Katrijn, Cato 2 (Hungarian)
Katinka (Italian)
Rina 1 (Dutch)
Rini, Riny, Tineke, Trijntje (Estonian)
Kadri 1 (Finnish)
Katariina (Estonian)
Kätlin (Swedish)
Katrin (Estonian)
Kadi, Kai 2 (Norwegian)
Kaia (Estonian)
Kaidi, Kaie (Finnish)
Kaisa (Hungarian)
Kati (Estonian)
Riin (Finnish)
Riina (Estonian)
Triin, Triinu (Finnish)
Katriina, Iina 1, Kaarina, Kaija, Katri (Flemish)
Katelijn, Katelijne (French)
Catherine, Carine, Karine 1 (Frisian)
Nienke, Nine, Nynke (Portuguese)
Catarina (Galician)
Catuxa (Georgian)
Eka 2, Ekaterine (German)
Katherina, Cathrin (Welsh)
Catrin (German)
Katarine, Katharine, Käthe, Kathrin (Greek)
Aikaterini, Ekaterini, Kaiti, Keti 2 (Hawaiian)
Kakalina (History)
Kateri (Hungarian)
Katalinka, Kató, Kitti (Icelandic)
Katrín (Irish)
Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitríona, Cathleen (Scottish)
Catriona (Irish)
Kathleen (Scottish)
Katriona (Irish)
Cáit, Caitria, Ríona, Tríona (Latvian)
Katrīna, Keita 2, Ketija, Kitija (Lithuanian)
Kotryna, Katrė (Maori)
Kataraina (Medieval French)
Cateline (Norwegian)
Kari 1 (Polish)
Katarzyna, Kasia (Romanian)
Cătălina, Catina, Catrinel, Ecaterina (Russian)
Jekaterina, Katenka, Katia, Katya, Katyusha, Yekaterina (Sardinian)
Caderina (Scottish)
Catrina, Katrina (Scottish Gaelic)
Caitrìona (Slovak)
Katarína (Slovene)
Inja (Spanish)
Lina 2 (Spanish (Latin American))
Katalina (Swedish)
Cajsa, Carin, Carina 2, Kajsa, Karina (Ukrainian)
Kateryna (Welsh)
Cadi