Kitty (given name)

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Kitty or Kittie is a feminine given name, an English diminutive of Katherine or Irish dimunitive of Caitlin and an extension of the hypocorism Kit. [1]

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  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 160. ISBN   0-19-861060-2.

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