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Caitlin

American  
[kayt-lin] / ˈkeɪt lɪn /

noun

  1. a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen or Kathleen.


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"I would be such a grump," says Caitlin Andrew, recalling her teenage self on walks with her parents.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“We worked so hard to build that trusted relationship,” said Caitlin Durkovich, former DHS assistant secretary for infrastructure protection and co-founder of the cybersecurity firm Civira Partners.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Caitlin Giles, a medical assistant in New Jersey, put down a deposit for a RAV4 in early May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The investigation began when Caitlin Bloomer pulled an enormous Crawzilla crawdad from the mud during a biological survey in Kentucky.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Then there’s the hall that goes to— I kpow Caitlin.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine

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