♀ Name Kaitlyn

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Kaitlyn is a ♀ girl name.

Where does the name Kaitlyn come from?

Kaitlyn is a form of the Irish name Caitlin, which derived from the name Catherine. Catherine derived from the Greek name Aikaterine (Αἰκατερίνη), which derived from the Greek name Hekaterine (Ἑκατερινη) and from Hekate (Ἑκάτη), the Greek goddess of magic.

What does the name Kaitlyn mean?

Kaitlyn 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, Kaitlyn could be from a Coptic name with the meaning “my consecration of your name”.

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