Kit is usually an abbreviation of the given names Christopher, Katherine, and similar names. People named Kit include:
Kit Ahern (1915–2007), Irish politicianKit Armstrong (born 1992), American-born pianist and composerKit Bond (born 1939), American politician and U.S. Senator from MissouriKit Brown (born 1989), sound artistKit Burns (1831–1870), American gang leaderKit Carson (1809–1868), American frontiersmanKit Chan (born 1972), Singaporean singerKit Coleman (1864–1915), Canadian journalistKit Cope (born 1977), American kickboxerKit Culkin (born 1944), American actorKit Denton (1928–1997), Australian writerKit Fine (born 1946), British philosopherKit Harington (born 1986), British actorKit Hesketh-Harvey (born 1957), British comedianKit Hoover (born 1970), American television reporterKit Hung (born 1977), Hong Kong filmmakerKit Klein (1910–1985), American speed skaterKit Lambert (1935–1981), British record producerKit Lathrop (born 1956), former National Football League playerKit Malthouse (born 1966), British politician and Deputy Mayor of LondonChristopher Marlowe (1564–1593), English playwrightKit Pearson (born 1947), Canadian writerKit Pedler (1927–1981), British television writerKit Pongetti (born 1970), American actressKit Reed (born 1932), American writerKit Symons (born 1971), Wales footballerKit Watkins (born 1953), American jazz musicianKit West (born 1936), British special effects artistKit Williams (born 1946), British illustratorKit Woolsey (born 1943), American bridge and backgammon player
Fictional characters:
Kit Ballard, protagonist of Blade KittenKit Cloudkicker, in the Disney cartoon TaleSpinKit Carruthers, in the film BadlandsKit De Luca, in the film Pretty WomanKit Fisto, Jedi Knight in the Star Wars seriesKit Keller, in the film A League of Their OwnKit Kittredge, in the American Girl doll and book seriesKit McGraw, in the television series Nip/TuckKit Nelson, in the TV series AlcatrazKit Oxenford, in the novel Whiteout by Ken FollettKit Porter, in the television series The L WordKit Ramsey, in the film BowfingerKit Snicket, in the novels A Series of Unfortunate EventsKit Tyler, in the 1959 novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareKit Walker, alias of fictional comic book character The PhantomKit Walker, in the TV series American Horror StoryKit, in the film Failure to LaunchRielle "Kit" Peddler, in the Android Netrunner universeChristopher "Kit" Rodriguez, in the Young Wizards novel series