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Caitlin

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Meaning and origin
Caitlin is a Celtic girl name. The meaning of the name is `Welsh pure `.


Where is it used?
The name Caitlin is mainly used in Irish and in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Catrin, used in Welsh.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Kathleen (In Irish and in English)
Kaitlynn (In English)
Katelin (In English)
Kaitlyn (In English)
Kaitlin (In English)
Katherine (In English)
Caitlyn (In English)
Katelynn (In English)
Katelyn (In English)
Katlyn (In English)
Kathlyn (In English)
Caetlin (In Other languages)


See also
In Swedish and in Finnish: Karin
In Swedish: Kajsa
In Spanish: Catalina
In Spanish: Catherina
In Scandinavian: Kaia
In Russian and in Bulgarian: Ekaterina
In Romanian: Ecaterina
In Polish: Katarzyna
In Norwegian: Kari
In Jewish: Reina
In Italian and in Portuguese: Catarina
In Italian and in Catalan: Caterina
In Irish and in Scottish: Catriona
In Irish and in English: Cathleen
In Irish: Caitria
In Hungarian: Katalin
In Greek: Aikaterine
In German, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian and in Serbian: Katarina
In German and in English: Katharine
In German, Danish, Dutch and in Polish: Katrine
In German: Katarine
In German: Käthe
In German: Katharina
In German: Katja
In Finnish: Katariina
In Finnish: Kaisa
In English and in French: Catherine
In English: Kate
In English: Kitty
In English: Kathryn
In English: Kathy
In English: Kathie
In English: Kathi
In English: Katherina
In English: Kit
In English: Kara
In English: Kat
In English: Cathryn
In Dutch: Katrien
In Danish and in English: Karen
In Czech: Katerina
In Breton: Katarin
In Other languages: Khara


What Caitlin`s say about their name
  1. The best thing about the name Caitlin:
    No one spells it like that
    The worst thing about the name:
    no one spells it right
    If my name wasn`t Caitlin....:
    nope
    Extra information:
  2. The best thing about the name Caitlin:
    It's a great Irish name!
    The worst thing about the name:
    Everyone butchers the spelling.
    If my name wasn`t Caitlin....:

    Extra information:


More `Caitlin` links
Caitlin as abbreviation
Actors named Caitlin
Caitlin in the encyclopedia




Statistics for Caitlin

Caitlin appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 230. The name reached the top-100 12 times. 1990 was a `top year` for the name Caitlin. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #50. The last time Caitlin appeared among the most common names was in 1980. Our records go back to 1880

YearRankRank
2007230
2006209
2005193
2004161
2003143
2002123
200189
200075
199993
199878
199787
199684
199582
199478
199366
199262
199155
199050
1980365
1970---
1960---
1950---
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See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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