Kit is an affectionate abbreviation of the given names Christopher (or Kristofer/Krystifa) and Catherine (or Katherine/Kathryn), although its use as a given name in its own right is becoming increasingly common. People commonly referred to by the name Kit include:
Literature
Fiction
- Kit Cloudkicker, a character from Disney's TaleSpin cartoon
- Kit Walker, the alias of comic book character The Phantom
- Kit Oxenford, a main character in Ken Follett's novel Whiteout.
- Kit Tyler, protagonist from the 1959 Children's book The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- Kit Snicket, one of the Baudelaire children's guardians.
- Kit Kittredge, a doll from the American Girl series and the subject of a 2008 film.
- Kit Ramsey, a character in the film Bowfinger
- Kit Keller, a main character in the 1992 film, A League of Their Own
- Kit Porter, a character on The L Word portrayed by Pam Grier.
Music
Sports
Other
- Kit Bond (born 1939), United States Senator from Missouri
- Kit Carson (born 1809), an American frontiersman
- Kit Fine (born 1946), British philosopher
- Kit Rae (born 1966), a fantasy collectibles designer
- Kit Hesketh-Harvey (born 1957), British comic performer, translator and scriptwriter
- Kit Cox (born 1970), Creator of Evil Ted, the Steve Jackson Games card game
See also
- KITT, nickname of a fictional character on the adventure TV series Knight Rider.
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