Topic summary
Kit-Kat Club
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Kit-Cat Club.
Origins
The origin of the name "Kit-Cat Club" is unclear. In 1705 Thomas Hearne wrote: "The Kit Cat Club got its name from Christopher Catling. [Note, a Pudding Pye man.]" Other sources give his surname as Catt (or some variant such as Cat or Katt): John Timbs (Club Life of London), Ophelia Field (The Kit-Kat Club), John Macky (A Journey Through England).