At a Glance: Name: Kaitlyn – Meaning: modern variant of Caitlin (Catherine) – Origin: Irish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KAYT-lin
Kaitlyn is an Irish girl's name meaning “modern variant of Caitlin (Catherine)”. It appears in our list of 150+ *Beautiful* Irish Girl Names (with Pronunciations).
Meaning & Origin of Kaitlyn
Meaning: Modern variant of Caitlin (Catherine).
Origin: Irish.
A common claim: pure Actually: Widely repeated, but Catherine's actual etymological root is disputed by scholars; 'pure' reflects a later folk association with Greek katharos rather than a confirmed original meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Kaitlyn
Phonetic: KAYT-lin IPA: /ˈkeɪtlɪn/
Popularity of Kaitlyn
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1971–2024.
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