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A brief history of the name Caitlin

A brief history of the name Caitlin

Spelling variants and assorted opinions

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Caitlin H. Mallery
Mar 04, 2024
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When I was a child I made a list of every single way that my name could be spelled.

Here are a few common ones:

Caitlyn

Katelynn

Kaitlin

Katelyn

Catelyn

Common misspellings include Catlin, Catalan, Caitlind, Cailtin (often my own typing error) Katielin, and one of the wildest ones Kaiteliynn. While I answer to my name no matter how it is spelled, I have opini…

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