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'''Caitlin''', also spelled in numerous other ways, including Caitlyn, Caytelyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kate Lynn, Katelynn, Caitlynn, Katelin, and Katelyn.<ref name="namenerds_katelyn">{{Cite web | url=http://www.namenerds.com/irish/Katelyn.html | title=Irish Names: You say Caitlyn, I say Kaytlynne... | accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> ,is a given name for a [[female]]. The name has an [[Ireland|Irish]] origin and means "pure".<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.babynamescountry.com/meanings/Caitlin.html | title=Origin and Meaning of Caitlin - Baby Girl Name Caitlin | accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> Caitlin was originally an Irish Gaelic form of [[Catherine]]. The original pronunciation in Gaelic was similar to [[Kathleen]] and sometimes more like /koyt-hleen/<ref name="namenerds_katelyn" /> or /Cotch-LEEN/<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.babynames.com/name/CAITLIN | title=Caitlin - Origin and Meaning of the name Caitlin at BabyNames.com | accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> but in the later 20th century the pronunciation of "Kate-lynn" become commonly used in English speaking countries, and led to the numerous respellings. According to a name etymology website Katherine (from which Caitlin ultimately derives from)<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.behindthename.com/name/caitli10n | title = Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Caitlín | work = | accessdate = 2008-02-06 }}</ref> could also be derived from [[Hecate]], a Greek goddess. <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.behindthename.com/name/katherine | title = Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Katherine | work = | accessdate = 2008-02-06 }}</ref> |
'''Caitlin''', also spelled in numerous other ways, including Caitlyn, Caytelyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kate Lynn, Katelynn, Caitlynn, Katelin, and Katelyn.<ref name="namenerds_katelyn">{{Cite web | url=http://www.namenerds.com/irish/Katelyn.html | title=Irish Names: You say Caitlyn, I say Kaytlynne... | accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> ,is a given name for a [[female]]. The name has an [[Ireland|Irish]] origin and means "pure".<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.babynamescountry.com/meanings/Caitlin.html | title=Origin and Meaning of Caitlin - Baby Girl Name Caitlin | accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> Caitlin was originally an Irish Gaelic form of [[Catherine]]. The original pronunciation in Gaelic was similar to [[Kathleen]] and sometimes more like /koyt-hleen/<ref name="namenerds_katelyn" /> or /Cotch-LEEN/<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.babynames.com/name/CAITLIN | title=Caitlin - Origin and Meaning of the name Caitlin at BabyNames.com | accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> but in the later 20th century the pronunciation of "Kate-lynn" become commonly used in English speaking countries, and led to the numerous respellings. According to a name etymology website Katherine (from which Caitlin ultimately derives from)<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.behindthename.com/name/caitli10n | title = Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Caitlín | work = | accessdate = 2008-02-06 }}</ref> could also be derived from [[Hecate]], a Greek goddess. <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.behindthename.com/name/katherine | title = Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Katherine | work = | accessdate = 2008-02-06 }}</ref> |
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* [[Caitlin Clarke]], American theater and film actress |
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* [[Caitlin Fein]], American child actress |
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* [[Caitlin Glass]], American voice actress |
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* [[Caitlin Maude]], Irish poet, actress, & traditional singer |
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* [[Caitlin O’Heaney]], American actress |
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* [[Caitlin Stasey]], Australian & American actress |
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* [[Caitlin Wachs]], American child actress |
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| Related names | Kathleen, Kaitlyn |
Caitlin, also spelled in numerous other ways, including Caitlyn, Caytelyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kate Lynn, Katelynn, Caitlynn, Katelin, and Katelyn.[1] ,is a given name for a female. The name has an Irish origin and means "pure".[2] Caitlin was originally an Irish Gaelic form of Catherine. The original pronunciation in Gaelic was similar to Kathleen and sometimes more like /koyt-hleen/[1] or /Cotch-LEEN/[3] but in the later 20th century the pronunciation of "Kate-lynn" become commonly used in English speaking countries, and led to the numerous respellings. According to a name etymology website Katherine (from which Caitlin ultimately derives from)[4] could also be derived from Hecate, a Greek goddess. [5]
Caitlyn
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Music
- Caitlin Cary, alternative country musician
- Katelyn Tarver, American singer
Fiction
- Caitlin Atkins, fictional character from Australian television series Neighbours
- Caitlin Bree, fictional character from 1994 movie Clerks
- Caitlin Cooke, a character from the show 6teen
- Caitlin Fairchild, fictional character from the comic Gen¹³
- Caitlin Pike, fictional character from U.S. television series JAG
- Caitlin Ryan, fictional character from the Degrassi television series
- Caitlin Todd, fictional character from U.S. television series NCIS
- Caitlyn Goodwin, fictional character from Japanese Anime series Ojamajo Doremi
- Kaitlin Cooper, fictional character from U.S. television series The O.C.
- Kaitlin Joyce, fictional character from Canadian television series and novel by Douglas Coupland, jPod
Literature
- Caitlin Davies, English born author
- Caitlin Flanagan, American writer and social critic
- Caitlin MacNamara, wife of Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas
- Caitlin Matthews, co-author with John Matthews of the Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend
- Caitlin Moran, British journalist and columnist
- Caitlin R. Kiernan, Irish-born dark fantasy and sci-fi author
Sports
- Caitlin Cahow, American ice hockey player
- Caitlin McClatchey, Scottish swimmer
- Caitlyn Carruthers, American figure skater
- Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer
Other
- Caitlin’s Way, live action children’s drama
- Katelyn Faber, accused Kobe Bryant of rape in 2003
- Typhoon Caitlin, two tropical cyclones
References
- ^ a b "Irish Names: You say Caitlyn, I say Kaytlynne..." Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Origin and Meaning of Caitlin - Baby Girl Name Caitlin". Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Caitlin - Origin and Meaning of the name Caitlin at BabyNames.com". Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Caitlín". Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Katherine". Retrieved 2008-02-06.