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Caitlín

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See also: Caitlin

Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Caitlín f (genitive Chaitlín)

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

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  • English: Caitlin, Kathleen
  • Icelandic: Kaðlín

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Caitlín
radical lenition eclipsis
Caitlín Chaitlín gCaitlín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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