Caitlyn
[ˈkeɪtlɪn]Meaning
irish variant of caitlin, from catherine, associated with greek katharos (pure)
Background Story
Caitlyn is a variant spelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of the Old French Cateline, which comes from Catherine. In the 1970s non-Irish speakers began pronouncing Caitlin by English spelling rules as KAYT-lin, producing spellings such as Caitlyn, Kaitlyn and Katelyn. Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria and is generally believed to mean "pure" through its association with the Greek adjective katharos, though the name derives from Hekateros rather than from that word.
Temperament
Variations
Caitlin, Kaitlyn, Katlyn
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