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Caitlin

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summersun7 · 16/05/2020 22:34

Despite trying to shorten my girls short list, another one has come into the mix tonight..... Caitlin.
Popularity has dropped significantly over recent years.
Would pronounce the anglicised way.... kate-lyn.
What do we all think?
Thank you x

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littlealexhorne · 17/05/2020 16:15

I like Chloe best out of your shortlist, with maybe Summer in second

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summersun7 · 17/05/2020 16:03

Thank you all..... Updated shortlist:
• Caitlin
• Chloe
• Elodie
• Heidi
• Summer
Currently debating whether to add Tilly.....

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Destroyedpeople · 17/05/2020 15:54

There are an awful lot of little Caitlins about with a wide variety of spellings. ...

OptimisticSix · 17/05/2020 15:51

I like Caitlin but prefer the spelling Kaitlyn, not sure why... I aslo like the rest of your list except Millie as its really popular here and I constantly hear it shouted Grin

CurlyEndive · 17/05/2020 15:42

From your list, my favourites (in order) are Chloe, Summer, Caitlin.

ShirleyB25 · 17/05/2020 15:30

On your list so far - Caitlin wins for me by a country mile - gorgeous name.

Heidi is nice too (but not quite as nice)

Millie is okay - but I know loads of Millies and Tillies (short for Matilda) and some of them are canine.

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summersun7 · 17/05/2020 15:24

@Spied Thank you! Its a name I never thought of before, until I heard the Radfords baby announcement. Its stuck in my mind since then and my fondness for it has just grown and grown. X

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1forsorrow · 17/05/2020 15:05

Love Elodie.

Spied · 17/05/2020 14:59
Grin He's got good taste.
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summersun7 · 17/05/2020 14:52

Whilst trying out names my son has announced he doesn't like Elodie! Guess we may be scrapping that one off the list...... He says his favourite is Heidi xx

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Spied · 17/05/2020 14:48

Heidi is my favourite by far.

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summersun7 · 17/05/2020 14:44

@LotusClover Awwww thank you! I love them all for different reasons too so really hard to decide! Boys names are so much easier and literally only ever loved two! Haha!

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userabcname · 17/05/2020 14:39

Caitlin is my favourite from all the names listed! It's lovely.

LotusClover · 17/05/2020 14:33

I adore every name on your shortlist @summersun7 - it would be difficult for me to choose between them as well. But I think my top two would be Heidi and Chloe.

Good luck ♡

30daysoflight · 17/05/2020 13:43

I have always loved the name x

YgritteSnow · 17/05/2020 13:43

I like Elodie. Was a contender for dd.

Blursula · 17/05/2020 13:40

I like Chloe - I feel like you don’t hear it much anymore.

Caitlin i see as a bit bland and clunky - just Kate and Lynn meshed together

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summersun7 · 17/05/2020 13:32

Thank you all. Some mixed feedback but mostly quite positive.

My shortlist is now:
• Millie
• Heidi
• Elodie
• Chloe
• Summer
• Caitlin

So not very short! Struggling to cut it down as I like them all for different reasons. Just when I cut it down, I find another one too add!

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LotusClover · 17/05/2020 10:33

I love Caitlin! I've never heard it pronounced any way other than "kate-lin" so I don't think pronunciation would be an issue. It's on a downward trajectory too, and is actually just outside the top 300 at the moment.

HoratioNightboy · 17/05/2020 01:20

Sorry but I think it's an ugly name no matter which pronunciation is used. I've never heard "Kate-lin" said without a glottal stop on the "t", making it even worse. I'd think again, OP.

Yoshinori · 17/05/2020 01:00

Not a fan but it’s a perfectly nice name !

tamsintamsout · 17/05/2020 00:24

I didn’t know it was pronounced any way but Kate-Lyn...

I think it’s a lovely name.

Mummyshark2018 · 16/05/2020 23:36

I love the name

123Dancewithme · 16/05/2020 23:34

Makes me think of Caitlin Jenner now.

Wolfgirrl · 16/05/2020 23:26

Its lovely. It is one of those names like Connor where nobody really notices the Irish thing, it's become a mainstream name over here as well. I would use it!