Caitlin
Caitlín Gender Feminine Language(s) Irish Word/name Catherine Alternative spelling Caitlan, Ceitlin, Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Kathleen, Cathleen, Kaitlyn, Catelin, Catelyn, Caitlynn, Catelynn, Caetlynn, Katelyn, Katelynn, Kaitlynn, et al .
Caitlin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ] 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 KAYT -linCaitlin , Ceitlin , Catelynn , Caitlyn , Katlyn , Kaitlin , Kaitlyn , Katelyn and Katelynn .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
It is the Irish version of the Old French name Cateline [katlin] Catherine , which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria .[ 4] 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 performerCaitlin Davies , English writerCaitlin Flanagan , American writer and social criticCaitlin R. Kiernan , American dark fantasy and sci-fi authorCaitlin Matthews , British authorCaitlin Moran , English journalist and columnistCaitlin Thomas , formerly Caitlin Macnamara, British author, wife of poet and writer Dylan Thomas
Film and television
Caitlin Carmichael , American movie actressCaitlin Dulany , American actress and activistCaitlin Clarke , American theatre and film actressCaitlin Stasey , Australian actressCaitlin Wachs , American actressCaitlin FitzGerald , American actress and filmmakerCaitlin Sanchez , American voice of the animated character Dora the Explorer Caitlin Glass , American voice actressCaitlin Halderman , Indonesian actress and singerCaitlin McCarthy , American actressKaitlin Colombo , American comedianCaity Lotz (Caitlin Lotz), American actress, dancer, and singerKaitlyn Dever , American actressMolly Caitlyn Quinn , American actressKaitlin Olson , American actress and comedian
Music
Caitlin Cary , American alternative country musicianCaitlin 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 activistKaitlyn Maher , American singer from America's Got Talent Caitlín O'Riordan , British bass guitarist (The Pogues )Katelyn Tarver (born 1989), American singer/songwriterCaitlyn Taylor Love , American singer/actressCaitlin Rose , American singerCaitlin Canty , American singer/ songwriter
Politicians
Sports
Caitlin Bassett , Australian netball playerCaitlin Campbell , New Zealand footballerCaitlin Cahow , American ice hockey playerCaitlin Carruthers, better known as Kitty Carruthers , American figure skater
Katlyn Chookagian , American MMA fighterCaitlin Clark , American basketball playerCaitlin Cooper , Australian soccer playerCaitlin Cunningham , Australian basketball playerKaitlyn Eaton , American wheelchair basketball playerCaitlyn Edwards , Australian rules footballerCaitlin Foord , Australian soccer playerKaitlin Hawayek , American ice dancerCaitlyn Jenner , American track & field athlete, gold medalist at the 1976 OlympicsKaitlyn Lawes , Canadian curlerCaitlin Lever , Canadian softball player and OlympianCaitlin Leverenz , American swimmerCaitlin Lowe , American softball player and OlympianCaitlin Mallory , American-born ice dancerCaitlin McClatchey , Scottish swimmerCaitlin Munoz , Australian soccer playerKatelyn Ohashi , American gymnastCaitlin Parker (born 1996), Australian boxerCaitlin Rooskrantz (born 2001), South African gymnastCaitlin Ryan , New Zealand canoeistKaitlyn (wrestler) , ring name of American professional wrestler Celeste Bonin in WWEKaitlin Sandeno , American swimmerKaitlyn Vincie , American sports presenter and journalist
Others
Fictional characters
Catelyn Stark , from the A Song of Ice and Fire television series 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 memberCaitlyn Kiramman, the Sheriff of Piltover, a playable champion character in video game League of Legends 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 Caitlin Seeger, main character of the US-Canadian live action children’s drama Caitlin's Way
Caitlin Snow (also known as Killer Frost) from the CW's The Flash DC Comics 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
See also
References
Native masculine names Native feminine names Germanic-derived Bible-derived Bible-derived Latin/Greek-derived Latin/Greek-derived See also
