Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name: Kate/Kat/Kitty

Wow. This was a hard one. I challenged myself to not use any Katherine-variants on this list. Consequently, this list has a lot less Western Europe than usual. :)

• Ankita (ahn-kee-tah, Indian [Hindi])
• Arcadia (ar-KAY-dee-ah, English; or ahr-KAH-dee-ah, Greek & Portuguese)
• Carita (kah-REE-tah, Swedish)--from Latin, "dear one" or "charity"
• Christine (kris-TEEN, French & English)--from Latin, form of Christian. Other forms include Christina & Kristin.  [if you think this one's odd--Kit is a nickname for Christopher, so why not for the feminine Christ-names?]
• Chrysanta (kris-AN-tah, English)--from Latin, "golden flower"
• Giachetta (jah-KET-tah, Italian)--feminine form of Jacob
• Kanti (kahn-tee, Indian [Hindi])--"beauty"
• Katar (kah-TAHR, Armenian)--"peak, summit"
• Katida (kah-TEE-dah, Esperanto)
• Katriela (kah-tree-EL-lah, Hebrew)--"crown of God"
• Katsumi (kaht-soo-mee, Japanese)--"victorious beauty"
• Kavita (kah-vee-tah, Indian [Hindi])--"poem"
• Keturah (keh-TOO-rah, [Biblical] Hebrew)
• Ketziah (ket-ZYE-ah, [Biblical] Hebrew)--original form of Keziah
• Kirtida (keer-tee-dah, Indian [Hindi])
• Kvĕta (KVEH-tah, Czech)--"flower"
• Leocadia (leh-oh-KAH-dee-ah, Spanish, Italian)
• Markéta (mar-KEH-tah, Czech)--form of Margaret. Spelled Marketta in Finnish.