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Caitlin

Caitlin proper noun: a female given name from Irish Caitlín, equivalent to English Catherine.

Proper noun

Caitlin (plural Caitlins)

  1. A female given name from Irish Caitlín, equivalent to English Catherine.
    • Beautiful, charming, rich, clever Caitlin needs one thing: love.1997, Bernard Alger Drew, The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Biographies, page 327
    • Caitlin is sixteen and a sixth former at The Magna and is under a lot of pressure with exams.2003, Helena Pielichaty, After School Club, page 3

Forms of Caitlin

pluralCaitlins
alternative formCaitlyn
alternative formCatelyn
alternative formCatelin
alternative formKaitlin
alternative formKaitlyn
alternative formKatelyn
alternative formKatelin
alternative formKatelynn

Questions about Caitlin

What does Caitlin mean?
Caitlin means a female given name from Irish Caitlín, equivalent to English Catherine.
What part of speech is Caitlin?
Caitlin is a proper noun.

Words near Caitlin in the dictionary

  1. Caitican
  2. caitiff
  3. caitiffs
  4. caitive
  5. caitives
  6. Caitlin
  7. Caitlind
  8. Caitlins
  9. Caitlyn
  10. Caitlyns
  11. Caito

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