Kitty

Kitty

Kitty may refer to:

The name was used in English Victorian cockney slang for a prostitute.

In zoology:
* Cat, small carnivorous mammal of the subspecies Felis silvestris catus, or any member of the genus Felis, or any member of the family Felidae
* Kitten, a young cat

In music:
* A song and single by "The Presidents of the United States of America"
* A traditional song on "Red Roses for Me"
* Kitty (drummer), of "Mindless Self Indulgence"
* Kitty Kitty Corporation, a now-defunct English record label
* Kitty Wells, a country musician
* Kittie, a Canadian alternative metal band

In sports:
* A small white ball used as the target in lawn bowls

In literature:
* A 1927 novel by Warwick Deeping, which was filmed and became the first British talkie in 1929
* Kitty, the addressee of entries in Jewish war-victim Anne Frank's diary
* Kitty Norville, the main character in urban fantasy novels by Carrie Vaughn
* Kitty Drew is the name used in Swedish translations of detective Nancy Drew [ [http://www.nancydrewworld.com/swedish.html Nancydrewworld.com] ]

In television and film:
* Kitty A 1945 film starring Paulette Goddard
* Kitty (Danny Phantom), a character from TV show "Danny Phantom"
* Kitty Films, an anime production company in Japan
* Hello Kitty, a fictional character by Sanrio
* Kitty Walker, a character from the TV show "Brothers & Sisters"
* Kitty Forman, a character from the TV show "That 70's Show"
* Kali Troy (a.k.a. Miss Kittie), an actress
* Kitty Stel, the beautiful lead character from the hit TV show "West Catholic Blows"

In finance:
*A money pool, often into which bets are placed and winnings are drawn from

In history:
* Kitty saloon, an high level brothel in Berlin during the World War II, which allowed to spy the German Gentry

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