Meanings
plural Caitlins · alternative Caitlyn · alternative Catelyn · alternative Catelin · alternative Kaitlin · alternative Kaitlyn · alternative Katelyn · alternative Katelin · alternative Katelynn
- A female given name from Irish Caitlín, equivalent to English Catherine.
Beautiful, charming, rich, clever Caitlin needs one thing: love.
1997, Bernard Alger Drew, The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Biographies, page 3272 more examples
Caitlin is sixteen and a sixth former at The Magna and is under a lot of pressure with exams.
2003, Helena Pielichaty, After School Club, page 3Sixteen-year-old Caitlin — and all our nieces and sisters and friends — need to grow up in a culture that prizes difference, not conformity.
2006, Suzanne Holland, “The Integrity Conundrum”, in Carol Taylor, Roberto Dell'Oro, editors, Health And Human Flourishing: Religion, Medicine, And Moral Anthropology, page 114
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Caitlin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caitlin
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