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Irish
Etymology
From Old French Cateline (compare Norman Cathelène), modified to use the Irish diminutive suffix -ín.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Caitlín f (genitive Chaitlín)
- a diminutive of the female given name Caitríona, from Ancient Greek
Descendants
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Corráin, Donnchadh & Fidelma Maguire. 1990. Irish Names (2nd ed.). Dublin: The Lilliput Press.