Names Like Cathy — Find Similar Baby Names
Cathy is a 5-letter English girls' name meaning “Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure.”. This page collects 125 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cath and Cathi, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -thy like Kathy and Danithy, and names sharing the “catherine” concept like Catharine and Cathi.
For the full Cathy profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Cathy page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Cathy
24 baby names that differ from Cathy by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cath | 1 | Name Of A Monster | Arthurian | Male |
| Cathi | 1 | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Cacey | 2 | Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cadby | 2 | From The Warrior's Settlement | English | Male |
| Cadha | 2 | From The Steep Place | Scottish | Female |
| Cady | 2 | Hillock. A Surname Or Given Name Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Caley | 2 | Slender | Gaelic | Male |
| Caly | 2 | Slender | Irish | Male |
| Camey | 2 | Crooked Nose | Celtic | Male |
| Canh | 2 | Scenery | Vietnamese | Female |
| Carey | 2 | The Dark One | Celtic | Female |
| Carly | 2 | Little And Womanly. Alternate Spelling: Carlie. | Latin | Female |
| Cary | 2 | From The Fortress | Celtic | Male |
| Casey | 2 | Brave: Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cassy | 2 | Abbreviation Of Cassandra. Unheeded Prophetess. In Homer's The Ilia... | English | Female |
| Cat | 2 | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Cate | 2 | Innocent | Anglo | Female |
| Cathal | 2 | Strong In Battle | Celtic | Male |
| Cathia | 2 | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Cathie | 2 | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Cathryn | 2 | Innocent | Anglo | Female |
| Catia | 2 | English | Female | |
| Catlyn | 2 | Variant Of Katherine Meaning Pure | Irish | Female |
| Cabal | 3 | Arthur's Dog (Ninth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Cathy’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter C-Names Like Cathy
24 names that share Cathy's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Cathy's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Cathy
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Cathy.
Names That Rhyme with Cathy
5 baby names that share Cathy's last 3 letters — -thy. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Cathy
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Cathy — Cat-. Good for parents who like Cathy's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Cate | Innocent | Anglo | Female |
| Cath | Name Of A Monster | Arthurian | Male |
| Cathi | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Catia | English | Female | |
| Cathal | Strong In Battle | Celtic | Male |
| Cathia | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Cathie | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Catlee | Pure | Irish | Female |
| Catlin | Variant Of Katherine Meaning Pure | Irish | Female |
| Catlyn | Variant Of Katherine Meaning Pure | Irish | Female |
| Catori | Hopi Name Meaning "Spirit." | Native American | Female |
| Cattee | Pure | Irish | Female |
| Catalin | Form Of Katherine (Pure) | Basque | Female |
| Catelyn | Variant Of Katherine Meaning Pure | Irish | Female |
| Cathair | From The Broken Mossy Ground | Scottish | Male |
| Cathbad | Meaning Unknown | Celtic | Male |
| Cathmor | Great Fighter | Irish | Male |