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

Related terms

• Tríona
• Cáit

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.