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Caitlin, also spelled in numerous other ways, including Caitlyn, Caytelyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kate Lynn, Katelynn, Caitlynn, Katelin, Katelyn,and Katlynne[1] ,is a given name for a female. The name has an Irish origin and means "pure".[2] Caitlin was originally an Irish Gaelic form of Catherine. The original pronunciation in Gaelic was similar to Kathleen and sometimes more like /koyt-hleen/[1] or /Cotch-LEEN/[3] but in the later 20th century the pronunciation of "Kate-lynn" become commonly used in English speaking countries, and led to the numerous respellings. According to a name etymology website Katherine (from which Caitlin ultimately derives)[4] could also be derived from Hecate, a Greek goddess. [5]
[edit] Actresses
- Caitlin Clarke, American theater and film actress
- Caitlin Fein, American child actress
- Caitlin Glass, American voice actress
- Caitlin Maude, Irish poet, actress, & traditional singer
- Caitlin O’Heaney, American actress
- Caitlin Stasey, Australian actress
- Caitlin Wachs, American child actress
- Caitlin Murphy,Australian Model and Actress
[edit] Fiction
- Caitlin Atkins, fictional character from Australian television series Neighbours
- Caitlin Bree, fictional character from 1994 movie Clerks
- Caitlin Cooke, a character from the show 6teen
- Caitlin Fairchild, fictional character from the comic Gen¹³
- Caitlin Pike, fictional character from U.S. television series JAG
- Caitlin Ryan, fictional character from the Degrassi television series
- Caitlin Todd, fictional character from U.S. television series NCIS
- Caitlyn Goodwin, fictional character from Japanese Anime series Ojamajo Doremi
- Kaitlin Cooper, fictional character from U.S. television series The O.C.
- Kaitlin Joyce, fictional character from Canadian television series and novel jPod
- Caitlin Ramirez, a fictional character from The Bold and the Beautiful.
- Caitlin, film about Dylan Thomas and his wife Caitlin due out in late 2008
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