Cathy
One of the most popular nicknames of the fifties and sixties -- and who could forget the romantic heroine of "Wuthering Heights"? -- now largely ignored in favor of Cate or Kate.
Gender
Girl
Meaning
pure
Origin
Diminutive of Catherine
Numerology
C is for calm, a pleasant trait.
A is for activities, for you have many.
T is for talent, hidden or not.
H is for happiness, you always bring.
Y is for young, the years never show!
Lucky
Cathy lucky number is 3.
The number 3 has always held powerful symbolism. Think about good things coming in 3s, the birth-life-death cycle, the mind-body-soul connection, the 3 acts of a typical story. Wherever the number 3 shows up in your life, it's generally an omen of creativity, communication, optimism, and curiosity!
Famous People Named Cathy
- Saint Augusta of Treviso Italian virgin martyr
- August Anna Brooks daughter of singer Garth Brooks
- August Jane Wolfe (b. 2015) daughter of reality TV personality Kim Spradlin Wolfe
- August Theron (adopted 2015) daughter of actress Charlize Theron
- August Zuckerberg (b. 2017) daughter of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Cathy in Pop Culture
- Philomena Princess Celestia's pet phoenix on the TV show "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
- Philomena Rostovich character in the play "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You" by Christopher Durang
- Philomena Guinea character in "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
- Philomena Sinnott wife to Eugene Sinnott and mother of Timothy John in "Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel" (1969) by William Trevor
- "Filomena " poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
