Caoilte: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Slender
Origin
Irish
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
KWEEL-tyuh

Caoilte is an Irish boy's name meaning “slender”. It appears in our list of 175+ Celtic Mythology Baby Names — Wild, Poetic, and Wonderfully Untamed.

Meaning & Origin of Caoilte

Meaning: Slender.

Origin: Irish.

How to Pronounce Caoilte

KWEEL-tyuhIPA /ˈkwiːlʲ.tʲə/

Popularity of Caoilte

Caoilte doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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