Gender of Cathy.
Cathy is a name usually given to females.
In a sample of all names from the US Census during the years 1890 to 2006, all of the children named Cathy were girls.
Even though Cathy is female, why is it sometimes used for boys? Often a name is taken from a neutral concept with no implied gender. Sometimes the name can be derived from two different sources, one male and one female. Names sometimes change gender over time!
Meanings of the name Cathy.
The following meaning is associated with the name Cathy:
- Pure
Origins of Cathy.
One origin of Cathy is Greek.
Names related to Cathy.
Names with the same meaning as Cathy are: Agnese, Aigneis, Amal, Amala, Anezka, Aqdas, Azra, Bronwen, Bronwyn, Cade, Cadee, Caitie, Caitir, Caitlan, Caitland, Caitlinn, Caitlyn, Caitlynn, Caitrin, Caitriona, Candace, Candida, Candide, Carey, Cary, Casta, Catalin, Catalina, Cate, Cateline, Catelyn, Caterina, Catharine, Catherine, Cathi, Cathia, Cathie, Cathleen, Cathryn, Catlee, Catlin, Catline, Catlyn, Catrin, Catriona, Cattee, Ekaterina, Elina, Finty, Galahad, Ina, Inessa, Jie, Kaatje, Kaelah, Kaelee, Kaeleigh, Kaelene, Kaeley, Kaeli, Kaelie, Kaelyn, Kaelynn, Kaethe, Kaila, Kailan, Kailee, Kailene, Kailin, Kailyn, Kailynne, Kaitlan, Kaitleen, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Kalan, Kalee, Kalyn, Kalynn, Karan, Karen, Karin, Karon, Karren, Karrin, Karyn, Kasen, Kassia, Katalin, Katarina, Kate, Katelin, Kateline, Katelinn, Katen, Katerina, Katharine, Katherina, Katherine, Katheryn, Kathie, Kathleen, Kathleena, Kathlene, Kathlynn, Kathrine, Kathryn, Kathrynn, Kathy, Katia, Katie, Katilyn, Katina, Katja, Katlin, Katlyn, Katlynn, Katlynne, Katoka, Katriane, Katrien, Katrina, Katy, Kayana, Kayanna, Kaye, Kayiyn, Kaylah, Kaylan, Kaylea, Kaylei, Kayleigh, Kaylen, Kaylene, Kayley, Kayli, Kaylie, Kaylin, Kaylyn, Kaylynn, Kaysa, Kendis, Kera, Keval, Kiska, Kitlyn, Kiyo, Kolena, Kolina, Mantreh, Mariatu, Nachton, Nakia, Naughton, Nechtan, Nessia, Neysa, Niesha, Nirmal, Pavithra, Puneet, Punita, Pura, Pureza, Purisima, Rayna, Safiya, Sterlyn, Stirling, Taegan, Tahirah, Tahu, Trind, Triona, Tryne, Vanisha, Vimal, Vimala, Virginia, Wyn, Yu Jie, Zacchaeus, Zaki, Zubair, Phebe and Zaccheus.
Lucky numbers for Cathy.
The numerological number for the name Cathy is 5.
Some two digit lucky numbers for Cathy are: 14 23 32 41 50 59 68 77 86 95.
What does this mean? If you believe in numbers having mystical powers, it could be something very important. You could look for a spouse with the same numerological number and choose your house or the date of an important even based on it. For most of us it is just a bit of fun. See if you have the same numerological number as any special person in your life.
How do you work out your numerological number? You use a special alphabet which gives a value to each of letters and then add the values of the letters in your name. You can see excactly how we calculated five as the lucky number for Cathy here: Calculating lucky numbers for Cathy.
Popularity of Cathy.
Cathy was most popular in the year 1958, where it was at position thirty-four for the whole of the USA.
The most popular decade for the name Cathy was from 1950 to 1959.
The last time that the name was in the top 1000 names in the USA census data was in 1991, where it was at position nine hundred and twenty-three.
Writers
There are twenty-one Writers called Cathy.
Here are the first ten. See Writers who have the name Cathy for the full list.
- Cathy Guisewite
Cathy Guisewite is a Writer... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Guisewite)
- Cathy Young
Cathy Young (born Ekaterina Jung in Moscow, 1963) is a Russian American journalist and writer. She writes columns for Reason (monthly) and The Boston Globe (weekly), and is the author of two books and a number of articles.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Young)
- Cathy Wilcox
Cathy Wilcox (born 1963) is an Australian cartoonist and children's book illustrator, best known for her work as a cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers. She has also twice won the Australian Children's Book Council's 'Picture Book of the Year' award.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Wilcox)
- Cathy O'Brien
Cathleen Ann O'Brien (born 4 December 1957, Muskegon, Michigan) is an American who claims to be a victim of Project MKULTRA, a program funded by the Central Intelligence Agency to research the use of drugs for intelligence purposes. O'Brien made these claims in the TranceFormation of America (1995) and Access Denied: For Reasons of National Security (2004) which she co-authored with her husband Mark Phillips.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy O'Brien)
- Cathy Caruth
Cathy Caruth (born 1955) is Winship Distinguished Research Professor of Comparative Literature and English and chair of the Department of Comparative Literature at Emory University. She received her Ph.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Caruth)
- Cathy Hopkins
For the The Apprentice (UK) candidate, see Katie Hopkins... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Hopkins)
- Cathy Bursey-Sabourin
Cathy Bursey-Sabourin has been Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa since 1989. She is the principal artist of the Authority.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Bursey-Sabourin)
- Cathy Hobbs
Cathy Hobbs is an American television journalist, interior designer and lifestyle expert based in New York City, currently working as a general assignment reporter and principal substitute anchor for the PIX News At Ten on WPIX-TV in New York City.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Hobbs)
- Cathy Bao Bean
Cathy Bao Bean, a writer and educator, is the author of The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual (We Press, 2002). She lives in Blairstown, New Jersey, with her husband, artist Bennett Bean.... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Bao Bean)
- Cathy Battistessa
Cathy Battistessa is an established singer, songwriter & performer with tracks featured on numerous artist albums sold world-wide. Mostly known in the genres of Dance and Chillout music, her songs feature heavily on such Cult Artist Compilations such as Cafe Del Mar, Buddha Bar, Hed Kandi, Ministry Of Sound, Hotel Coste and Defected compilations.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Battistessa)
Actors
There are eighteen Actors called Cathy.
Here are the first ten. See Actors who have the name Cathy for the full list.
- Cathy Jones
Cathy Jones (born April 6, 1955, in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian comedian and writer.... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Jones)
- Cathy Tyson
Cathy Tyson is an Actor... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Tyson)
- Cathy Rigby
Cathy Rigby is an Actor... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Rigby)
- Cathy Podewell
Cathy Podewell (born January 26, 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actress. She is best remembered for her role as Cally Harper Ewing on Dallas from 1988 to 1991, in which she played the second wife to J.... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Podewell)
- Cathy Lee Crosby
Cathy Lee Crosby is an Actor... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Lee Crosby)
- Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell is an Actor... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy O'Donnell)
- Cathy Moriarty-Gentile
Cathy Moriarty-Gentile is an Actor... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Moriarty-Gentile)
- Cathy Weseluck
Cathy Weseluck (born 1970) is a Canadian voice actress who works for distributing companies FUNimation, and Marathon Productions. She is credited with providing the voice for characters in various anime series.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Weseluck)
- Cathy Silvers
Cathy Silvers is an Actor... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Silvers)
- Cathy Murphy
Cathy Murphy (born 7 August 1967) is a British actress. She played recurring role of Trisha Taylor in soap opera EastEnders.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Murphy)
Journalists
There are nine Journalists called Cathy.
- Cathy Young
Cathy Young (born Ekaterina Jung in Moscow, 1963) is a Russian American journalist and writer. She writes columns for Reason (monthly) and The Boston Globe (weekly), and is the author of two books and a number of articles.... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Young)
- Cathy Rigby
Cathy Rigby is a Journalist... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Rigby)
- Cathy Hobbs
Cathy Hobbs is an American television journalist, interior designer and lifestyle expert based in New York City, currently working as a general assignment reporter and principal substitute anchor for the PIX News At Ten on WPIX-TV in New York City.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Hobbs)
- Cathy Areu
Media entrepreneur Cathy Areu is the creator, owner, and publisher of Catalina magazine, a multi-platform media company "for the mind, body, and soul of today's Latina." Founded in 2001, CATALINA was created by Cathy Areu to portray a positive image of U.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Areu)
- Cathy Scott
Cathy Scott is an American true crime writer and investigative journalist, born and raised in San Diego, United States growing up in nearby La Mesa, California. She later moved to Mission Beach, California, where she was a single parent to a son, Raymond Somers Jr.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Scott)
- Cathy Horyn
Cathy Horyn grew up in Coshocton, Ohio, and is a fashion journalist, working as a critic for The New York Times where she also keeps a highly noted and provocative blog called ("On The Runway"). She is only the second NYT fashion critic, succeeding the late Amy Spindler when Spindler retired in November 2003.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Horyn)
- Cathy Turner
Cathy Ann Turner (born April 10, 1962, Rochester, New York) is an American short track speed skater, who won gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Turner)
- Cathy Warwick
Cathy Warwick (née Forbes) (born February 6, 1968) is an English chess player and writer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Warwick)
- Cathy Grieve
Cathy Grieve (born 16 June 1965) is an Irish journalist from Letterkenny, County Donegal. She now owns Red Diamond Media, an Irish based digital media group.... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Grieve)
Sculptors
There are two Sculptors called Cathy.
- Cathy de Monchaux
Cathy de Monchaux (born 1960) is a British sculptor.... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy de Monchaux)
- Cathy Wilkes
Cathy Wilkes (born 1966) is an artist from Northern Ireland,"Cathy Wilkes", Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch. Retrieved 14 May 2008.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Wilkes)
Painters
There are two Painters called Cathy.
- Cathy Lomax
Cathy Lomax is a Painter... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Lomax)
- Cathy Bursey-Sabourin
Cathy Bursey-Sabourin has been Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa since 1989. She is the principal artist of the Authority.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Bursey-Sabourin)
Golfers
There are two Golfers called Cathy.
- Cathy Johnston-Forbes
Cathy Johnston-Forbes is a Golfer... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Johnston-Forbes)
- Cathy Sherk
Cathy Shrek (born June 17, 1950 in Bancroft, Ontario) is an Canadian golf champion and professional ogre. She won the 1977 Canadian Women's Amateur Golf Championship and was runner-up to Beth Daniel at the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Sherk)
Saints
There is one Saint called Cathy.
- Cathy Silvers
Cathy Silvers is a Saint... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Silvers)
Poets
There is one Poet called Cathy.
- Cathy Song
Cathy Song (born August 20, 1955 Honolulu, Hawaii) is a poet born and raised in Hawaii. She is the 1982 winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award for her collection Picture Bride.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Song)
Olympic Medalists
There is one Olympic Medalist called Cathy.
- Cathy Turner
Cathy Ann Turner (born April 10, 1962, Rochester, New York) is an American short track speed skater, who won gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Turner)
Nurses
There is one Nurse called Cathy.
- Cathy Crowe
Cathy Crowe, RN (born 1952) is a Canadian nurse, educator and social activist, specializing in advocacy for the homeless in Canada. She was the Ontario New Democratic Party's candidate in the 2010 provincial by-election in Toronto Centre.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Crowe)
Judges
There is one Judge called Cathy.
- Cathy Seibel
Cathy Seibel (born 1960) is a United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined the court in 2008 after being nominated by President George W.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Seibel)
Hockey Players
There is one Hockey Player called Cathy.
- Cathy Baker
Catherine ("Cathy") Marie Thompson-Baker (born October 16, 1957 in Lumsden, New Zealand) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Baker)
Gymnasts
There is one Gymnast called Cathy.
- Cathy Rigby
Cathy Rigby is a Gymnast... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy Rigby)
Film Directors
There is one Film Director called Cathy.
- Cathy Garcia Molina
Cathy Garcia Molina is a television and film director in the Philippines. She recently debuted as the lead director of Lobo in ABS-CBN.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Garcia Molina)
Figure Skaters
There is one Figure Skater called Cathy.
- Cathy Lee Irwin
Cathy Lee Irwin (born September 4, 1952 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She was a two-time silver medalist at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Lee Irwin)
Criminals
There is one Criminal called Cathy.
- Cathy Smith
Cathy Evelyn Smith (born 1948 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former backup singer and rock star girlfriend, groupie and drug dealer, who served time in the California state prison system for the manslaughter of John Belushi in 1982. Smith had been paid for a front page headline story in the Hollywood tabloid the National Enquirer, where she stated she was the person who injected the actor with a fatal drug overdose.... (extract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Smith)
Comedians
There is one Comedian called Cathy.
- Cathy Jones
Cathy Jones (born April 6, 1955, in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian comedian and writer.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Jones)
Climbers
There is one Climber called Cathy.
- Cathy O'Dowd
Cathy O'Dowd (born in 1969) is a South African rock climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker, famous for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both south (25 May 1996) and north sides (29 May 1999).Cathy O'Dowd - Extrembergsteigerinhttp://www.... ( from the wikipedia article on Cathy O'Dowd)
Chess Players
There is one Chess Player called Cathy.
- Cathy Warwick
Cathy Warwick (née Forbes) (born February 6, 1968) is an English chess player and writer.... (abstract from the wikipedia article on Cathy Warwick)
Boxers
There is one Boxer called Cathy.
- Cathy Davis
Cathy Davis (born c 1959 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is a former female boxer who caused sensation in the sport of boxing during the late 1970s. Her nickname was "Cat".... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Davis)
Bodybuilders
There is one Bodybuilder called Cathy.
- Cathy Priest
Cathy Priest is a Bodybuilder... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Priest)
Basketball Players
There is one Basketball Player called Cathy.
- Cathy Rush
Cathy Rush was the head women's basketball coach at Immaculata from 1972-1977. She led Immaculata to three consecutive AIAW national titles from 1972-1974.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Cathy Rush)