I use kitty and neovim too, would you mind sharing how you got this to work?
hi Comment guifg=#7e7490 gui=bold,italic
In Kitty, set the desired fonts: font_family IosevkaTerm Nerd Font Mono
italic_font IosevkaTerm Nerd Font Mono
bold_font IosevkaTerm Nerd Font Mono
bold_italic_font Iosevka Term Slab