# Katya

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,698

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, equivalent to English Kate.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Russian and Ukrainian Ка́тя (Kátja), diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína), Катери́на (Katerýna).

## Easily confused with
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kay)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kya)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-katz)
- **Kaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kaye)
- **kaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kaya)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kita)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kota)
- **Kenya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kenya)
- **kayak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kayak)
- **Kayla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kayla)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kat-vs-katya)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-katya)
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katy-vs-katya)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kara-vs-katya)
- **Kato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-katya)
- **Kath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kath-vs-katya)
- **kana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kana-vs-katya)
- **Kala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-katya)
- **kata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kata-vs-katya)
- **kama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-katya)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aktya`, `katay`, `kattya`, `katyya`, `kayta`, `kkatya`, `ktaya`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/katya