Caitlin is a ♀ girl name.
Caitlin is an Anglicized form of the Irish name Caitlín. Caitlín derived from the name Cateline, an Old French form of Katherine. Katherine itself is of Greek origin.
Caitlin means “pure” (from ancient Greek “katharós/κᾰθᾰρός”), “each of the two”, “each singly” (from ancient Greek “hekáteros/ἑκᾰ́τερος”), “hundred” (from ancient Greek “hekatón/ἑκᾰτόν”), “far off” (from ancient Greek “hekás/ἑκᾰ́ς”), but as well “torture” (from ancient Greek “aikíā/αἰκῐ́ᾱ”). Besides, Caitlin could be from a Coptic name with the meaning “my consecration of your name”.
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