Kata (name)

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.

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
• Solomone Kata (born 1994), Tonga and New Zealand rugby footballer

Given name

• Kata (daughter of George I of Georgia) (fl. 1000s), a princess of the Bagrationi dynasty
• Kata (daughter of David IV of Georgia) (fl. 1100s), a princess of the Bagrationi dynasty
• 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

• All pages with titles beginning with Kata
• All pages with titles containing Kata
• Kata (disambiguation)
• Kaja (name)

References