Ten Kate is a Dutch toponymic surname originally meaning "at the house". The modern Dutch word kot ("kennel") still reminds of the archaic words kate, kote, and kotte for "house".[1] People with this surname include:
- Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate (artist) (1822–1891), Dutch painter and engraver
- Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate (anthropologist) (1858–1931), Dutch anthropologist, son of the above
- Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate (1819–1889), Dutch prose writer and poet
- Lambert ten Kate (1674–1731), Dutch linguist
- Marti ten Kate (born 1958), Dutch retired long-distance runner
- Monica Ten-Kate, American psychic and star of the reality TV show Monica the Medium
See also
- Ten Cate, Dutch surname with the same origin
- Ten Kate Racing, a Dutch-based motorcycle racing team founded by Gerrit ten Kate
References
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