Caitlin

C3A1I1T1L1I1N1
/ˈkeɪtlɪn/

proper noun

A female given name from Irish Caitlín, equivalent to English Catherine.

Less commonScrabble 9

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proper nounCaitlin (plural Caitlins)

plural Caitlins · alternative Caitlyn · alternative Catelyn · alternative Catelin · alternative Kaitlin · alternative Kaitlyn · alternative Katelyn · alternative Katelin · alternative Katelynn

  1. 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 327
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    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 3

    Sixteen-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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