Caitlin
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Caitlin (ˈkeɪtlɨn ) is a female
given name
. Along with the many other variants of Katherine, it is generally believed to mean "pure" because of its long association with the Greek adjective καθαρός katharos (pure), though the name did not evolve from this word. The name originated in Ireland
as Caitlín ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ and is the Gaelic variation of the Old French
name Cateline katlin, which was derived from Catherine
, which was derived from the Ancient Greek
Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria and the Greek goddess Hecate
.
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. Along with the many other variants of Katherine, it is generally believed to mean "pure" because of its long association with the Greek adjective καθαρός katharos (pure), though the name did not evolve from this word. The name originated in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
as Caitlín ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ and is the Gaelic variation of the Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
name Cateline katlin, which was derived from Catherine
Catherine
Catherine is a feminine given name.The nicknames include Cathy, Cate, Cat, Cati, Catie and others. Catherine may refer to one of the following historical figures, place names, books, or bands.-Literature:...
, which was derived from the Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria and the Greek goddess Hecate
Hecate
Hecate or Hekate is a chthonic Greco-Roman goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, necromancy, and crossroads.She is attested in poetry as early as Hesiod's Theogony...
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Variations
Historically, only the spellings Caitlín and Caitlin (anglicised) were used. In the 1970s, however, people began pronouncing the name as , which led to numerous variations in spelling, including (in alphabetical order): Caitlan, Caitlin, Caitlyn, Caitlynn, Caittlyn, Catelyn, Catlyn, Caytelyn, Caytlin, Kaetlynn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlyne, Kaitlynn, Katelin, Katelyn, Katelynn, Kate Lynn, Katlin, Katlyn, Katlynne, Kaytelin, Kaytelinn, Kaytlynn, and Quatlin.Literature
- Caitlin Brennan, pseudonym of Judith TarrJudith TarrJudith Tarr is an American author, best known for her fantasy books. She received her B.A. in Latin and English from Mount Holyoke College in 1976, and has an M.A. in Classics from Cambridge University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from Yale University...
, American fantasy writer - M. C. BrennanM. C. BrennanM. C. "Cait" Brennan is an American rock vocalist, screenwriter and filmmaker.- Early life :Brennan was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of noted session and touring musician Ron Dobbins...
, (Cait Brennan), American screenwriter and performer - Caitlin DaviesCaitlin DaviesCaitlin Davies is an English author. Her parents are Margaret Forster and Hunter Davies, both well-known writers.Although born in England, Davies has been associated with Botswana since 1990 when she met her husband, Ron, while studying for a Masters in English at Clark University, USA...
, English writer - Caitlin FlanaganCaitlin FlanaganCaitlin Flanagan is an American writer and social critic. She is a former staff writer for The New Yorker and a contributing editor and book reviewer at The Atlantic Monthly...
, American writer and social critic - Caitlin R. KiernanCaitlin R. KiernanCaitlín Rebekah Kiernan is the author of many science fiction and dark fantasy works, including seven novels, many comic books, more than one hundred published short stories, novellas, and vignettes, and numerous scientific papers.- Overview :Born in Dublin, Ireland, she moved to the United States...
, Irish-born dark fantasy and sci-fi author - Caitlin Matthews, co-author with John Matthews of the Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend
- Caitlin MoranCaitlin MoranCaitlin Moran is a British broadcaster, TV critic and columnist at The Times, where she writes three columns a week: one for the Saturday Magazine, a TV review column, and the satirical Friday column "Celebrity Watch"...
, British journalist and columnist - Caitlin Thomas, formerly Caitlin Macnamara, wife of Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas
Music
- Caitlin CaryCaitlin CaryCaitlin Cary is an alt-country musician.Born to Hall Cary and Carol Campbell Thomas in East Cleveland, Caitlin Cary was raised with her half-brothers, Brian, Craig, and Keith Thomas, in East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. She began playing the violin at age six. She attended the College of...
, alternative country musician - Caitlin Lynn, of the country music duo Caitlin & WillCaitlin & WillCaitlin & Will was an American country music duo, consisting of members Caitlin Lynn and Will Snyder, that rose to fame when they won season one of CMT's Can You Duet. After winning, they signed with Columbia Nashville. They initially intended to release a song titled "Even Now" as their debut...
- Caitlín MaudeCaitlín MaudeCaitlín Maude was an Irish poet, actress and traditional singer.She was born in Casla, County Galway, and reared in the Gaelic language. Her mother was also a school teacher from Casla. Caitlín's father, John Maude, was from Cill Bhriocáin in Ros Muc. Her mother worked as a teacher on a small...
- Kaitlyn MaherKaitlyn MaherKaitlyn Ashley Maher is an American child singer and actress born in Michigan, and raised in Ashburn, Virginia. In 2008, she reached the final ten on the third series of television talent show America's Got Talent; the youngest person to do so...
, American singer from America's Got Talent - Caitlin McClurgCaitlin McClurgCaitlin McClurg is an 18-year old singer from Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland, who won the Belfast CityBeat contest Young Star Search in 2008...
, winner of Young Star Search 2008 in Northern Ireland - Katelyn TarverKatelyn TarverKatelyn Marie Tarver is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is known for her current role as Jo Taylor on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush and as Natalie on the ABC series No Ordinary Family.-Singing career:...
, American singer/songwriter - Caitlyn Taylor LoveCaitlyn Taylor LoveCaitlyn Taylor Love is an American actress and singer. She currently co-stars in the Disney XD sitcom I'm in the Band.-Career:...
, American singer/actress
Politicians
- Caitlín BrughaCaitlín BrughaCaitlín Brugha was an Irish Sinn Féin politician.Born Kathleen Kingston, in Birr, County Offaly, she married Irish revolutionary Cathal Brugha in 1912. Her husband died in 1922 during the Irish Civil War and she was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála at the 1923 general election...
, née Kingston, Irish politician - Kathalijne BuitenwegKathalijne BuitenwegKathalijne Maria Buitenweg is a Dutch politician. Between 1999 and 2009, she was a Member of the European Parliament for the Green Left, which is part of the European Greens, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.-Before politics:From 1985 to...
, Dutch ex-politica, GreenLeftGreenLeftGreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...
Sports
- Caitlin BassettCaitlin BassettCaitlin Bassett is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the West Coast Fever. Bassett previously played for the Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2005–07. In 2008, she played for one half of a game as a member of the Australian Diamonds team...
, Australian netball player - Caitlin CampbellCaitlin CampbellCaitlin Amelia Campbell is a New Zealand association football player who represented her country.She was a member of the New Zealand squad in the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup playing 2 group games; a 0-1 loss to Canada, and a 1-2 loss to Denmark.Campbell also represented New Zealand at...
, New Zealand footballer - Caitlin CahowCaitlin CahowCaitlin Cahow is an American ice hockey player. She attended the Foote School, where she graduated in 2000 and then attended the Hotchkiss School where she graduated in 2003 after playing soccer, field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse...
, American ice hockey player - Caitlin Carruthers, better known as Kitty CarruthersKitty CarruthersCaitlin A. "Kitty" Carruthers is an American figure skater. She competed in pairs with her brother Peter Carruthers. They are the 1981-1984 U.S. national champions, the 1982 World bronze medalists, and the 1984 Olympic silver medalists...
, American figure skater - Caitlin CooperCaitlin Cooper (footballer)Caitlin Cooper is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the Australian W-League....
, Australian footballer - Caitlin CunninghamCaitlin CunninghamCaitlin Cunningham is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for the Dandenong Rangers. Her position is forward....
, Australian basketball player - Caitlin LeverCaitlin LeverCaitlin Lever is a Canadian softball player. She is an outfielder who bats left and throws right. She played for Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She graduated from Georgia Tech in 2007. In her final year, she set team records for hits and on base percentage...
, Canadian softball player and Olympian - Caitlin LeverenzCaitlin LeverenzCaitlin Leverenz is an American swimmer for the University of California Golden Bears and formerly of El Dorado Aquatics Club, located in Tucson, Arizona. She represented the U.S. in Brazil for World Youth Championships, and in the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool...
, American swimmer - Caitlin LoweCaitlin Lowe|- align=center bgcolor=white valign=middle |bgcolor=white| 1st || 2007 || Oklahoma CityCaitlin Lowe is an American softball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is also a former player at the University of Arizona under head coach Mike Candrea.Caitlin Lowe has been a...
, Americal softball player and Olympian - Caitlin MalloryCaitlin MalloryCaitlin Mallory is an American ice dancer who competes internationally for Estonia. She began competing internationally for Estonia in the 2008–2009 season with partner Kristjan Rand.-Career:...
, American-born ice dancer - Caitlin McClatcheyCaitlin McClatcheyCaitlin McClatchey is a Scottish swimmer. To date her greatest sporting achievement was winning two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....
, Scottish swimmer - Caitlin MunozCaitlin MunozCaitlin Munoz is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League....
, Australian footballer - Celeste BoninCeleste BoninCeleste Beryl Bonin is an American model and professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Kaitlyn. She is working for WWE, where she is assigned to the SmackDown brand and also competes in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling...
, American professional wrestler who works for World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
(WWE) with the ring name Kaitlyn - Kaitlin SandenoKaitlin SandenoKaitlin Sandeno is a retired American swimmer, and was part of the team that set the world record in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
, American swimmer
Additional
- Caitlin BrunellCaitlin BrunellCaitlin Brunell from Great Falls, Virginia is a contestant who won the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 title in August 2007....
, Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008. - Kaitlin ColomboKaitlin ColomboKaitlin Colombo is an American stand-up comedian, television personality, writer, and actress. She is perhaps best known for her brief but noteworthy audition for the fourth season of NBC's reality series Last Comic Standing, and for her stand-up comedy work in the field of gay rights activism.-...
, American comedian. - Katelynn Cusanelli, from The Real World: Brooklyn
- Caitlin HillCaitlin HillCaitlin Alexandra Hill is an Australian YouTube personality under the name TheHill88. She produces, edits and uploads her videos from her home in New York City....
, YouTube personality (username "stageTheHill88") - Caitlin Kinney, American dancer and So You Think You Can Dance (season 5)So You Think You Can Dance (season 5)So You Think You Can Dance is a United States television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season five premiered on May 21, 2009, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returning to host...
contestant - Caitlynn Lawson, American dancer and So You Think You Can Dance (season 8)So You Think You Can Dance (season 8)So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox network. The show's eighth season premiered on May 26, 2011. It features the return of Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe as permanent judges and Cat Deeley as host. Also returning is the...
contestant - Caitlin MorrallCaitlin MorrallCaitlin Shea Morrall is a beauty queen from Burlington, Wisconsin who competed in the 2008 Miss USA pageant.Morrall, who had previously competed in the Miss Wisconsin system won the Miss Wisconsin USA 2007 title in the state pageant held at Richland Center on 2 September 2006...
, American beauty queen (Miss Wisconsin USA, 2007) - Caitlin SanchezCaitlin SanchezCaitlin Sanchez is an American actress, best known for the voice of the title character Dora in the Nickelodeon animated series for children Dora the Explorer.-Background:...
, voice of the animated character Dora the Explorer - Caitlin Thomas, wife of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas
- Caitlin Wynters, English fashion model
- Caitlin GlassCaitlin GlassCaitlin Tiffany Glass is an American voice actress and ADR director. While still a college student, Glass was hired by Funimation Entertainment while on a tour of the studio. Her first roles were bit parts on Case Closed until she landed the role of Hiyono Yuizaki in Spiral...
, American voice actress
Caitlin in fiction
- Caitlin's WayCaitlin's WayCaitlin's Way is a live action teen drama series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2000–2002. The show was co-created by Thomas W. Lynch . Aired on The N from January 2003 to September 27, 2009...
, live action children’s drama - Caitlin, fictional character in the second season of the TV series HeroesHeroes (TV series)Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
- Caitlin, a character in the Pokémon series; first introduced in the Sinnoh Battle Frontier, she was later revealed to be an Unova Elite Four member
- Kait(lyn), fictional character in the webcomic FreakangelsFreakAngelsFreakAngels is a free weekly webcomic created by Eagle Award-winning writer Warren Ellis and artist Paul Duffield. In collected form, it is published in book format by Avatar Press...
- Caitlin AtkinsCaitlin AtkinsCaitlin Atkins is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Emily Milburn. She made her first on-screen appearance on 29 September 1997 and departed on 24 June 1998.-Casting:...
, fictional character from Australian television series Neighbours - Caitlin Bree, fictional character from 1994 movie Clerks
- Caitlin Cooke, a character from the show 6teen
- Kaitlin CooperKaitlin CooperKaitlin Cooper is a fictional character on the Fox television series The O.C., played by Willa Holland. She was originally played by Shailene Woodley.-Season 1:...
, fictional character from U.S. television series The O.C. - Caitlin FairchildCaitlin FairchildCaitlin Fairchild is a fictional comic book superhero, who appears in the Wildstorm series Gen¹³. She was created by writers Jim Lee and Brandon Choi, and artist J. Scott Campbell.-Early life:Fairchild is the daughter of Alex Fairchild of Team 7...
, fictional character from the comic Gen¹³Gen¹³Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. It was originally published by Image Comics under the banner Wildstorm, which went on to become an imprint for DC Comics, who continued publishing the Gen¹³... - Caitlyn Goodwin, fictional character from American dub of the Japanese anime series Ojamajo Doremi
- Caitlin PikeCaitlin PikeAndrea Parker portrayed Commander Caitlin "Kate" Pike, USN in episodes A New Life, A New Life Part 2, Brig Break, Ares and Touch and Go...
, fictional character from U.S. television series JAG - Caitlin RamirezCaitlin RamirezCaitlin Ramirez is a fictional character that appeared on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She was played by actress Kayla Ewell from January 2004 until July 2005.-Character biography:...
, a fictional character from The Bold and the Beautiful - Caitlin RyanCaitlin RyanCaitlin Ryan is a fictional character from the Degrassi series portrayed by Stacie Mistysyn. Caitlin is a main character on both Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, which chronicle her maturation from a seventh grader to a high school graduate...
, fictional character from the Degrassi television series - Catelyn Stark, a fictional character from A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
- Caitlin ToddCaitlin ToddSpecial Agent Caitlin "Kate" Todd is a fictional character in the CBS drama NCIS, and was portrayed by actress Sasha Alexander.The character was introduced in the show's first episode "Yankee White" replacing Robyn Lively's character Vivian Blackadder which had appeared in the JAG Season 8 episodes...
, fictional character from the U.S. television series NCIS - Kaitlin Joyce, fictional character from the Canadian television series and novel jPodJPodJPod is a novel by Douglas Coupland published by Random House of Canada in 2006. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional everyday life of the main character, Ethan Jarlewski, and his team of video game programmers whose last names all begin with the letter 'J'.JPod was...
- Kaitlyn Fairchild, fictional character in the trilogy Dark Visions TrilogyDark Visions TrilogyDark Visions is a trilogy of young adult fiction by L. J. Smith written in the mid- 1990s. The story follows the protagonist, Kaitlyn Fairchild, as she attends, uncovers a plot, and ultimately defeats the Zetes Institute, a place where she went to learn about her own psychic powers...
by L. J. Smith - Caitlyn Gellar, character from Camp RockCamp RockCamp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The film is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks....
played by Alyson Stoner - Caitlin Lombardo Moltisanti, the daughter of Christopher MoltisantiChristopher MoltisantiChristopher "Chris" Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was Tony Soprano's protégé and a Capo in the Soprano crime family.-Biography:...
and Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti in The Sopranos - Caitlin O'Koren, the main character in Dreamland (novel)Dreamland (novel)Dreamland is a young adult novel by the American author Sarah Dessen.-Part I: Cass:Caitlin O'Koren has just realized that on her 16th birthday, her 18 year old sister, Cass, has just run away. Everybody completely forget about Caitlin's birthday. Her parents are broken-hearted, since she was...
- Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltower, a playable champion in League of LegendsLeague of LegendsThe BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom....