Kit is a diminutive of Christopher/Katherine — from the Greek Christos (anointed) or katharos (pure). A modern American baby name in the broader short-name aesthetic. Kit Harington (born 1986) — *male; English actor; played Jon Snow on HBO's Game of Thrones (2011-2019); the series won 59 Primetime Emmy Awards — the most in TV history; Harington earned two Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; the finale was watched live by 19.3 million US viewers — the largest US TV finale audience of the 2010s; married co-star Rose Leslie (Ygritte) in 2018. Kit Marlowe — Christopher Marlowe's nickname (covered separately as Marlowe). Kit Carson (1809-1868) — male; American frontiersman. Kit Pongetti — Wicked original cast. Kit Kittredge — American Girl historical character (1934 Depression-era Cincinnati); her 2008 film starred Abigail Breslin. Kit-Cat Club — early 18th-century English Whig political club. Kit Connor (born 2004) — English actor (Heartstopper* on Netflix). The name reflects the broader 2020s American taste for short, sharp single-syllable unisex names alongside True, Wynn, Pax, and Sky.
Featured throughout American TV and modern naming.
Kit reduces to one.