What does Caitlin mean?

Caitlin means "pure; torture"

How do we pronounce Caitlin?

Caitlin \cai-tlin, ca-itl-in\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Caitlin is pronounced as Key-THLIYIYN or KEYT-LihN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Caitlin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Caitlin?

Caitlin is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages. Its origin is Old Greek. The name is Anglicized from Caitlín, which is itself from Cateline meaning and origin (Old French), an old form of Katherine. Caitlin is a variant spelling of the name Kaitlin definition (English) in the English and Irish languages. Caitlin a variant of the name Katherine name (English) in the Irish language. The name Caitlin is used to a great extent; it has 50 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Alternatives of Caitlin used in English comprise short names for Caelin, baby name Caelyn, name Caetlin origin, what does the name Cailen mean, Cailene name variations, name Cailin, Cailyn meaning, name Cailynn, what does the name Caitland mean, what does the name Caitlandt mean, meaning of Caitleen, Caitline meaning and origin, Caitlon meaning and origin, baby name Calen, Calin meaning, short names for Calyn, Calynn name, Catelin name, name Cathleen origin (used in Irish too), name Catlain origin, short names for Catlin, Catlyn name variations, name Catlynn meaning, Caylen name popularity, Caylin name, Caylyn name, Kaitland definition, Kaitlyn name popularity, Katalina meaning, Kateland meaning of name, name Katelin, name Katelyn origin, what does the name Katelynn mean, name Kathleen meaning (used in Irish too), Kathlyn name, and Katlyn definition. Other English forms comprise the familiar forms short names for Caiti, meaning of Caitie, and Caity pronounciation, and the variant spellings Caitlan name variations, Caitlen meaning of name, name Caitlinn meaning, name Caitlyn, name Caitlyne origin, Caitlynn meaning, nicknames for Catelyn, meaning of Kaitlin, and meaning of Kaitlynn. meaning of Caitlín (Irish) and Katleen name (Dutch) are foreign variants of the name. See also the related forms, Katlin name variations (English), Katlynn meaning of name (English). Caitlin is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity jumped from the 1970s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1988, 0.377% of baby girls were given the name Caitlin. It was #44 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a fall in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.048% and its ranking #340. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Caitlin, Katherine meaning was the most popular. In 2010, it was 4 times more regularly used than Caitlin.

List of baby names that sound like Caitlin:

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The baby name Caitlin fun facts:

The name Caitlin in reverse order is "Niltiac".

The numerological value of the name Caitlin is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Caitlin?

Caitlin is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.04%
20130.04%
20120.04%
20110.05%
20100.05%
20090.07%
20080.08%
20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames