kate是名字还是姓氏

1、Kate英[keit]n.凯特是女子人名。

2、[例句]（1）Kates word was law in the Brown household.凯特的话在布朗家就是金科玉律。

（2）If Mary and Kate were friends， then to consort with Kate was one way of keeping in touch with Mary.如果玛丽和凯特是朋友，那么与凯特交往就是与玛丽保持联系的一个途径。