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. While it remains rooted as a "vernacular short form" of Katalin, Kata is registered independently without requiring the full name Katalin, differentiating it from earlier times when only formal names were accepted.
In Georgia, it is a short form of Katay.
Notable people with the name include:
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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
Peter Kata (born 2007), Hungarian-American professional Fortnite Battle Royale player, better known as 'Peterbot'
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