Kit (given name)
Encyclopedia
Kit is an affectionate abbreviation of the given names Christopher
, Kristofer, Krystifa, Catherine
, Katherine, or Kathryn
, or rarely, Keith. Its use as a given name in its own right is becoming increasingly common. People named Kit include:
Christopher
Christopher may refer to:* Christopher People:* Christopher of Prague, primate-elect of the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia* Christopher Lekapenos, Byzantine co-emperor...
, Kristofer, Krystifa, Catherine
Catherine
Catherine is a feminine given name.The nicknames include Cathy, Cate, Cat, Cati, Catie and others. Catherine may refer to one of the following historical figures, place names, books, or bands.-Literature:...
, Katherine, or Kathryn
Kathryn
Kathryn may refer to:People with the given name Kathryn:*Kathryn In places:* Kathryn, North Dakota, a US city...
, or rarely, Keith. Its use as a given name in its own right is becoming increasingly common. People named Kit include:
People
- Kit BondKit BondChristopher Samuel "Kit" Bond is a former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53%-47%. He was re-elected in 1992, 1998, and 2004...
(born 1939), American politician and U.S. Senator from Missouri - Kit BurnsKit BurnsChristopher Keyburn , commonly known by his alias Kit Burns, was an American sportsman, saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century, he and Tommy Hadden being the last-known leaders of the Dead Rabbits during the 1850s and 60s.Burns also founded...
(1831–1870), American gang leader - Kit CarsonKit CarsonChristopher Houston "Kit" Carson was an American frontiersman and Indian fighter. Carson left home in rural present-day Missouri at age 16 and became a Mountain man and trapper in the West. Carson explored the west to California, and north through the Rocky Mountains. He lived among and married...
(1809–1868), American frontiersman - Kit ChanKit ChanKit Chan is a Singaporean singer.-Music:She was a member of the pioneer generation of Singaporean singers to successfully break into the international market, marked in particular by her breakthrough into the competitive and highly critical Taiwanese market with her hit Mandarin album Heartache ...
(born 1972), Singaporean singer - Kit ColemanKit Coleman"Kit Coleman" was the nom de plume of the Canadian newspaper columnist Kathleen Blake Coleman. The Irish-born Coleman was the world's first accredited female war correspondent, covering the Spanish-American War for the Toronto Mail in 1898...
(1864–1915), Canadian journalist - Kit CopeKit CopeKristopher Lee Cope is an American Muay Thai kickboxer, mixed martial artist and television personality. He is the former IPMTO Light Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion and in mixed martial arts he has an unimpressive record of 4-7...
(born 1977), American kickboxer - Kit CulkinKit CulkinChristopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin is an American stage actor, most famous for being the father of Macaulay Culkin, of Home Alone fame, as well as his productions on Broadway.-Life and career:...
(born 1944), American actor - Kit DentonKit DentonArnold Christopher "Kit" Denton was a British-born Australian writer, soldier and broadcaster. He was also the father of comedian and television presenter Andrew Denton.-Early life:...
(1928–1997), Australian writer - Kit FineKit FineKit Fine is Silver Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at New York University. He previously taught for several years at UCLA...
(born 1946), British philosopher - Kit HaringtonKit HaringtonChristopher "Kit" Harington is an English film, television and theatre actor.-Early life and education:Harington attended Southfield Primary School between 1992 and 1998. Harington then went on to attend the Chantry High School, in Martley between 1998 and 2003...
(born 1987), British actor - Kit Hesketh-HarveyKit Hesketh-HarveyChristopher John "Kit" Hesketh Harvey is a British musical comic performer, translator, composer and scriptwriter.Born in Nyasaland , he was educated as senior chorister at Canterbury Cathedral and then Tonbridge School in Kent before moving on as a choral scholar under John Rutter to Clare...
(born 1957), British comedian - Kit HooverKit HooverCatherine "Kit" Hoover is an American television personality, sportscaster and broadcast journalist, best-known for her stints on Fox News Channel and ESPN...
(born 1970), American television reporter - Kit HungKit HungKit Hung is an independent filmmaker from Hong Kong. He studied film production in the USA and Hong Kong. He attended the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for his BA in Design , 2001 and a M.F.A. in Studio Kit Hung (aka Wing Kit Hung or Hung Wing Kit,...
(born 1977), Hong Kong filmmaker - Kit KleinKit KleinCatherine "Kit" Klein was an American speed skater.- Short biography :Kit Klein was born in Buffalo, New York and started competing on the local level. Later, Klein finished first in the 1500 metres event and third in the 500 metres competition at the 1932 Winter Olympics of Lake Placid, where...
(1910–1985), American speed skater - Kit LambertKit LambertChristopher "Kit" Sebastian Lambert was a record producer and the manager for The Who.-Early life:Kit Lambert was the son of noted composer, Constant Lambert...
(1935–1981), British record producer - Kit MalthouseKit MalthouseKit Malthouse is Deputy Mayor of London with responsibility for the Metropolitan Police. A politician, businessman and occasional writer, he is a Conservative and a member of the London Assembly representing the West Central constituency, which encompasses the City of Westminster, the London...
(born 1966), British politician and Deputy Mayor of London - Kit PearsonKit PearsonKathleen Margaret Pearson is a Canadian writer and winner of numerous literature awards. Pearson is perhaps best known for her linked novels The Sky Is Falling , Looking at the Moon , and The Lights Go On Again , published in 1999 as The Guests of War Trilogy, and Awake and Dreaming which won the...
(born 1947), Canadian writer - Kit PedlerKit PedlerDr Christopher Magnus Howard "Kit" Pedler was a British medical scientist, science fiction author and writer on science in general....
(1927–1981), British television writer - Kit PongettiKit PongettiKit Pongetti is an American actress, singer and writer, known for several acting roles, including playing Lady, the wife of the Janitor, in the show Scrubs.-Early life:...
(born 1970), American actress - Kit RaeKit RaeKit Rae is a fantasy collectibles designer who specializes in knife design, fantasy and sci-fi art. His first job as a designer was for Smoky Mountain Knife Works in the mid-1980s. Kit’s background in art started when he was a child with charcoal drawing, acrylic and oil painting...
(born 1966), Canadian fantasy collectibles designer - Kit ReedKit ReedKit Reed is an American author of both speculative fiction and literary fiction, as well as psychological thrillers under the pseudonym Kit Craig. Her first short story was published by Anthony Boucher. She is a Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of a five-year grant literary from the Abraham...
(born 1932), American writer - Kit WatkinsKit WatkinsKit Watkins is an American progressive-ambient-jazz recording artist based in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was previously a member of the band Happy the Man.-Beginnings:...
(born 1953), American jazz musician - Kit WhitfieldKit WhitfieldKit Whitfield is an English novelist. Her first novel, titled Bareback in the UK and Benighted in the US, was published by Random House in August 2006. It has subsequently been purchased by Warner Brothers for an undisclosed six-figure sum, and is currently being adapted as a film called Benighted...
, British writer - Kit WilliamsKit WilliamsChristopher 'Kit' Williams is an English artist, illustrator and author best known for his book Masquerade, a pictorial storybook which contains clues to the location of a golden jewelled hare created by Williams and then buried "somewhere in Britain."Williams wrote another puzzle book with a bee...
(born 1946), British illustrator
Fiction
- Kit Cloudkicker, fictional character in the Disney cartoon TaleSpin
- Kit Keller, fictional character in the film A League of Their OwnA League of Their OwnA League of Their Own is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell...
- Kit Fisto, Jedi Knight in the Star WarsStar WarsStar Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
series - Kit Kittredge, fictional character in the American GirlAmerican GirlAmerican Girl is a line of dolls, books, and accessories.American Girl may also refer to:* American Girl , a magazine published by the American Girl company* American Girl , a 2002 American film...
doll and book series - Kit McGraw, fictional character in the television series Nip/Tuck
- Kit Oxenford, fictional character in the novel WhiteoutWhiteout (novel)Whiteout is a thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett about the theft of a deadly virus from a lab in snow-covered Scotland.-Plot summary:...
by Ken Follett - Kit Porter, fictional character in the television series The L Word
- Kit Ramsey, fictional character in the film BowfingerBowfingerBowfinger is a 1999 comedy cult film directed by Frank Oz. It depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the film...
- Kit Snicket, fictional character in the novels A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Kit Tyler, fictional character in the 1959 novel The Witch of Blackbird PondThe Witch of Blackbird PondThe Witch of Blackbird Pond is a children's historical novel by American author Elizabeth George Speare, published in 1958. The story takes place in late-17th century New England...
by Elizabeth George Speare - Kit Walker, alias of fictional comic book character The Phantom
See also
- KITTKITTKITT is the short name of two fictional characters from the adventure TV series Knight Rider. While having the same acronym, the KITTs are two different entities: one known as the Knight Industries Two Thousand, which appeared in the original TV series Knight Rider, and the other as the Knight...
, fictional car in the television series Knight Rider