Caitlín

See also: Caitlin

Irish

Etymology

From Old French Cateline, Norman Cathelène, modified to use the Irish diminutive suffix -ín.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [katʲˈlʲiːnʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ]
  • (Munster) IPA(key): [ˈkatʲlʲinʲ]

Proper noun

Caitlín f (genitive Chaitlín)

  1. A female given name. Irish pet form of Caitríona.

Descendants

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Caitlín Chaitlín gCaitlín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh & Fidelma Maguire. 1990. Irish Names (2nd ed.). Dublin: The Lilliput Press.
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