Caitlín

See also: Caitlin

Irish

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Caitlín f (genitive Chaitlín)

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Caitríona, from Ancient Greek

Descendants
  • → English: Caitlin, Kathleen
  • → Icelandic: Kaðlín

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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