# Cate

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{{Infobox given name
| name = Cate
| image = Cate_Shortland by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
| caption = [Cate Shortland](/source/Cate_Shortland) at the 2019 [San Diego Comic-Con](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con)
| pronunciation=
| gender = female
| meaning = pure or blessed
| region = 
| origin =  [Latin](/source/Latin), [French](/source/French_language), [English](/source/English_language), [Welsh](/source/Welsh_language), 
| related names = <br>[Katherine](/source/Katherine_(given_name))<br>[Catherine](/source/Catherine_(disambiguation))<br>[Kathryn](/source/Kathryn_(name))<br>[Kathleen](/source/Kathleen_(given_name))<br>[Katarina](/source/Katarina_(given_name))<br>[Katrina](/source/Katrina_(given_name))<br>Kait<br>[Caitlin](/source/Caitlin)<br>[Caitríona](/source/Caitr%C3%ADona)<br>[Caterina](/source/Caterina)<br>[Catie](/source/Katie)<br>[Caty](/source/Katy_(given_name))<br>[Kate](/source/Kate_(disambiguation))<br>[Katie](/source/Katie)<br>[Katy](/source/Katy_(given_name))<br>[Katey](/source/Katey)<br>[Katia](/source/Katia)<br>[Catia](/source/Catia_(given_name))<br>[Katia](/source/Katia_(given_name))
| footnotes =
}}
'''Cate''' is a feminine given name and a variant of [Kate](/source/Kate_(given_name)). The name has Latin, French, English, and Welsh origins.
In addition, Cate is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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==In film and television==
* [Cate Blanchett](/source/Cate_Blanchett) (born 1969), two time [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) winning Australian actress
* [Cate Shortland](/source/Cate_Shortland) (born 1968), Australian writer and director of film and television
* [Keith Cate](/source/Keith_Cate), main anchor for WFLA-TV in Tampa Bay, Florida since 2000
* [Field Cate](/source/Field_Cate), American child actor

==In other fields==
* [Alf Cate](/source/Alf_Cate) (1878–1939), New Zealand cricketer
* [Cate Campbell](/source/Cate_Campbell) (born 1992), Australian swimmer
* [Cate Edwards](/source/Cate_Edwards) (born 1982), the oldest daughter of John Edwards
* [Cate Reese](/source/Cate_Reese) (born 1999), American basketball player
* [Cate Tiernan](/source/Cate_Tiernan) (born 1961), American writer
* [Cate School](/source/Cate_School), four-year, coeducational, college-preparatory boarding school outside Santa Barbara
* [George W. Cate](/source/George_W._Cate) (1825–1905), American politician
* [James L. Cate](/source/James_L._Cate), Air Force intelligence official and part of the Air Force Historical Division during World War II
* [Troy Cate](/source/Troy_Cate) (born 1980), American baseball player
* [Henk ten Cate](/source/Henk_ten_Cate) (born 1954), Dutch football manager, and a former professional player
* [Catê](/source/Cat%C3%AA) (1973–2011), Brazilian football manager, and a former professional player

== See also ==
* [Catherina](/source/Catherina) (and similar spellings)

==References==
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