Kata is both a surname and a given name.

In Croatia, 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. While it remains rooted as a "vernacular short form" of Katalin, Kata is registered independently without requiring the full name Katalin, differentiating it from earlier times when only formal names were accepted.

In Georgia, it is a short form of Katay.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname Elizabeth Kata (1912–1998), Australian writer who used Kata as part of a pseudonym Kpama Baramoto Kata (born 1947), Congolese general Matt Kata (born 1978), American baseball player Mihály Kata (born 2002), Hungarian footballer Niko Kata (born 1993), Spanish footballer of Congolese and Equatorial Guinean descent Peter Kata (born 2007), Hungarian-American professional Fortnite Battle Royale player, better known as 'Peterbot' Solomone Kata (born 1994), Tonga and New Zealand rugby footballer

Given name

Kata Bethlen (1700–1759), Hungarian memoir writer Kata Burián (born 1995), Hungarian swimmer (birth name Katalin) Kata Csizér (born 1971), Hungarian linguist Kata Csondor (born 1978), Hungarian voice actress, singer and songwriter Kata Dalström (1858–1923), Swedish socialist agitator and leftist writer (birth name Katarina) Kata Dobó (born 1974), Hungarian actress (birth name Katalin) Kata Inocencio (born 1960), Filipino broadcast journalist and child rights advocate (birth name Katherine) Kata Kalivoda (1877–1936), Hungarian artist Kata Kálmán (1909–1978), Hungarian photographer Katariina Kata Kärkkäinen, birth name of Katariina Souri (born 1968), Finnish author Kata Kondricz (born 1998), Hungarian foil fencer Kata Menczinger (born 1989), Hungarian water polo player (birth name Katalin) Kata Pejnović (1899–1966), Croatian Serb feminist and politician Kata Szidónia Petrőczy (1659–1708), Hungarian writer and poet Kata Tisza (born 1980), Hungarian writer (birth name Katalin) Kata Vas (born 2001), Hungarian racing cyclist Kata Wéber (born 1980), Hungarian screenwriter and playwright

See also

Kaja (name)

References