Standard Lemma guide

Katy

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈkeɪti/
  • General-American: [ˈkheɪ̯ɾi]
  • rhymes with -eɪti
  • CMU ARPABET: K EY1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

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

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3

name

Meaning 3

A locale in the United States.

A city at the tripoint of Harris County, Fort Bend County and Waller County, Texas; named for the MKT railroad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A locale in the United States.

An unincorporated community in Missouri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

name

Meaning 5

A locale in the United States.

An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

name

Meaning 6

A village in Subcarpathia, Poland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

An apple cultivar from Sweden.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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