Caitlin/Catelyn

[Surreymummy7]

Thoughts on this name please. Baby girl due next week. Surname Smith.

Caitlin

Caitlín is an Irish name pronounced Cotchleen or Coytchleen.

I know the battle has been lost, but I hate it pronounced Kate Lynn.

So if that's the pronunciation you prefer I vote Catelyn.

I'm biased as it's my dd name. But I spell it Caitlyn.

I like Caitlin spelling best and it works fine with the surname.

Catelyn

Or Caitlyn would be a bit more classic

I love it. It was on our short list for DD. I favoured the Caitlin spelling and DH favoured Caitlyn but I think either works. I'm less sure about Catelyn to be honest though.

Caitlin.
Or Csitlyn, but not Catelyn.

Caitlin

Caitlin...... I think any other spelling of it looks tacky.

Caitlyn or Catelyn

Caitlin

Caitlin

Is the general consensus that it’s a nice name? My husband loves it but there is something niggling at me about it and I’m not sure what.

It's OK but a bit bland imo (sorry tashal).

It’s meh to me.
Seen too many “all American” blondes with that name. Not one I would choose.

There was a child with this name where we used to live. She was a horrible spoilt brat. It’s put me off the name tbh.
I’m sure yours won’t be but it’s spoilt a really nice name for me

I love it, it's the middle name of one of my DDs but I wish I'd saved it for her sister's first name. I also used to know a 3 year old Caitlin Smith about 12 years ago, she was very bright.

My DD is Caitlin and we pronounce it KateLyn rather than the true Irish way. The only problem we had when she was growing up was with people who didn't know her well (think new teachers) not reading the name properly and calling her Catlin. I think you're just as likely to have it pronounced Cat-Lyn (or even Cat-e-Lyn) if you spell it the Catelyn way with a 'C' as some people will focus on the first three letters.

I don't really like it (as you asked)

Caitlin. It's going to be very annoying for ever with any other spelling.

Caitlin is lovely, but if you do choose to use a traditional Irish name, you should use the correct Irish spelling.

I know a Caitlin, a Caitlyn and a Kaitlin.

I'd say it's a bit outdated and I'd be shocked to hear it on a baby - the youngest one I know of is 14 but there was about 7 in my school year group (20 now). I feel like that was it's peak.

It's not the worst name, just a bit meh now.

I read that it has decreased a lot in popularity recently because of Caitlyn Jenner.

It’s not for me. The Jenner thing...I’m just instantly put off by any name related to reality tv, which just is a bit unreasonable, and has caused me to abandon some beautiful names...

In addition, to me, Caitlin has just become a bit All American, blonde popsicle in my locality and it’s not for me. Shame, because it’s Irish heritage used to have me all ‘feisty, feminist bad ass’.

I like it and would pronounce it Kate-lynn, though you're also likely to get Catlin, Cat-leen and Cotchleen, so if that would annoy you, think again.