No, Kate is short for Catherine. Cate is a made-up name. You might as well ask where Bill gets the B, or Jack the Ack.
However, I'm sure I heard somewhere no-one ever called Catherine Middleton 'Kate' until her name had to fit into tabloid headlines. Her family call her Catherine.
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Catherines seem to have been Kates historically.
This has been a massive issue for me historically. I am very possessive about the K. Even though there are obviously bloody loads of us.
No, Kate is short for Catherine. Cate is a made-up name. You might as well ask where Bill gets the B, or Jack the Ack.
However, I'm sure I heard somewhere no-one ever called Catherine Middleton 'Kate' until her name had to fit into tabloid headlines. Her family call her Catherine.
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