Caitlin

Caitlín
Origin
Gender	Feminine
Language(s)	Irish
Word/name	Catherine
Other names
Alternative spelling	Caitlan, Ceitlin, Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Kathleen, Cathleen, Kaitlyn, Catelin, Catelyn, Caitlynn, Catelynn, Caetlynn, Katelyn, Katelynn, Kaitlynn, et al.

Caitlin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ]) is a feminine given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen. In the 1970s, however, non-Irish speakers began pronouncing the name according to English spelling rules as /ˈkeɪtlɪn/ KAYT-lin, which led to many variations in spelling such as Caitlin, Ceitlin, Catelynn, Caitlyn, Katlyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelyn and Katelynn.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It is the Irish version of the Old French name Cateline [katlin], which comes from Catherine, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria.^[4] Along with the many other variants of Catherine, it is generally believed to mean "pure" because of its long association with the Greek adjective καθαρός katharos (pure), though the name did not evolve from this word.^[5]

Notable people

Literature

Caitlin Brennan, pseudonym of Judith Tarr, American fantasy writer
Cait Brennan, American screenwriter and performer
Caitlin Davies, English writer
Caitlin Flanagan, American writer and social critic
Caitlin R. Kiernan, American dark fantasy and sci-fi author
Caitlin Matthews, British author
Caitlin Moran, English journalist and columnist
Caitlin Thomas, formerly Caitlin Macnamara, British author, wife of poet and writer Dylan Thomas

Film and television

Caitlin Carmichael, American movie actress
Caitlin Clarke, American theatre and film actress
Caitlin Stasey, Australian actress
Caitlin Wachs, American actress
Caitlin FitzGerald, American actress and filmmaker
Caitlin Sanchez, American voice of the animated character Dora the Explorer
Caitlin Glass, American voice actress
Caitlin Halderman, Indonesian actress and singer
Caitlin McCarthy, American actress
Kaitlin Colombo, American comedian
Caity Lotz (Caitlin Lotz), American actress, dancer, and singer
Kaitlyn Dever, American actress
Molly Caitlyn Quinn, American actress

Music

Caitlin Cary, American alternative country musician
Caitlin Hanford, American and Canadian singer/songwriter and member of Quartette and The Marigolds
Caitlin Lynn, of the country music duo Caitlin & Will
Caitlín Maude, Irish poet, singer and language activist
Kaitlyn Maher, American singer from America's Got Talent
Caitlín O'Riordan, British bass guitarist (The Pogues)
Katelyn Tarver (born 1989), American singer/songwriter
Caitlyn Taylor Love, American singer/actress
Caitlin Rose, American singer
Caitlin Canty, American singer/ songwriter

Politicians

Caitlín Brugha, née Kingston, Irish politician

Sports

Caitlin Bassett, Australian netball player
Caitlin Campbell, New Zealand footballer
Caitlin Cahow, American ice hockey player
Caitlin Carruthers, better known as Kitty Carruthers, American figure skater
Katlyn Chookagian, American MMA fighter
Caitlin Clark, American basketball player
Caitlin Cooper, Australian association footballer
Caitlin Cunningham, Australian basketball player
Caitlyn Edwards, Australian rules footballer
Caitlin Foord, Australian footballer
Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer
Caitlyn Jenner, American track & field athlete, gold medalist at the 1976 Olympics
Kaitlyn Lawes, Canadian curler
Caitlin Lever, Canadian softball player and Olympian
Caitlin Leverenz, American swimmer
Caitlin Lowe, American softball player and Olympian
Caitlin Mallory, American-born ice dancer
Caitlin McClatchey, Scottish swimmer
Caitlin Munoz, Australian association footballer
Katelyn Ohashi, American gymnast
Caitlin Parker (born 1996), Australian boxer
Caitlin Rooskrantz (born 2001), South African gymnast
Caitlin Ryan, New Zealand canoeist
Kaitlyn (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Celeste Bonin in WWE
Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer
Kaitlyn Vincie, American sports presenter and journalist

Others

Caitlin Brunell, Miss Alabama 2015
Katelynn Cusanelli, American reality TV personality from The Real World: Brooklyn
Caitlin Hill, Australian YouTube personality (username "stageTheHill88")
Caitlin Kinney, American dancer and So You Think You Can Dance (season 5) contestant
Catelynn Lowell, American reality TV personality of the MTV shows 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom
Caitlin Myers, American professor of economics
Caitlin Rivers, American epidemiologist
Kaitlyn Siragusa or Amouranth, American social media personality

Fictional characters

Catelyn Stark, from the A Song of Ice and Fire book series and television series
Caitlin's Way, US-Canadian live action children’s drama
Caitlin, in the second season of the TV series Heroes
Caitlin, in the Pokémon series; first introduced in the Sinnoh Battle Frontier, she was later revealed to be an Unova Elite Four member
Caitlyn Kiramman, the Sheriff of Piltover, a playable champion character in video game League of Legends and character in the animated series Arcane
Kait(lyn), in the webcomic Freakangels
Caitlin Atkins, from Australian television series Neighbours
Caitlin Bree, from 1994 movie Clerks
Caitlin Cooke, from the show 6teen
Kaitlin Cooper, from American television series The O.C.
Caitlin Deschanel, from American television series Sunset Beach
Caitlin Fairchild, from the comic Gen¹³
Caitlyn Goodwyn, a.k.a. Pop Harukaze, from the Japanese anime series Ojamajo Doremi
Caitlin Pike, from American television series JAG
Caitlin Poythress, from the television series We Are Who We Are
Caitlin Ramirez, from The Bold and the Beautiful
Caitlin Ryan, from the Degrassi television series
Caitlin Snow (also known as Killer Frost) from the CW's The Flash
Caitlin O'Shannessy, from the American television series Airwolf
Caitlin Todd, from the American television series NCIS
Caitlin the Streamlined engine, a recurring character in the television series Thomas & Friends

Other uses of the name

Typhoon Caitlin (disambiguation), two tropical cyclones

References

^ "Caitlin - Origin and Meaning of the name Caitlin at BabyNames.com". Retrieved 4 March 2008.
^ "Irish Names: You say Caitlyn, I say Kaytlynne..." Retrieved 4 March 2008.
^ "Origin and Meaning of Caitlin - Baby Girl Name Caitlin". Retrieved 4 March 2008.
^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Katherine". Retrieved 6 February 2008.
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia, eds. (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press.