Caitlin

[summersun7]

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

If you’re going to anglicise the pronunciation you might as well anglicise the spelling! Catelyn or Katelyn. Otherwise say it properly.

I know of 2, different spellings but both lovely girls & 8 years age difference. Kaytlin & Caitlyn. It was a name I liked when expecting dd1 but dh vetoed.

I think it's lovely

I think it's lovely however it's spelt

Lovely name

I love it.

I love it, always have, even though it’s very popular. There are three in my ds’s class of 21 students.

Sorry I really don't like it, it sounds like two perfectly ok(ish) names meshed together to give the names some unnecessary added frill.
Kate and Lyn . Nah.

It’s basically a mispronunciation of the Irish Cáitlín (Koyt-LEEN or Koytch-LEEN). The equivalent of calling your child Goo-ey instead of Guy or Wy-vonny instead of Yvonne.

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!

Makes me think of Caitlin Jenner now.

I love the name

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

I think it’s a lovely name.

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

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.

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.

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!

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

I like Elodie. Was a contender for dd.

I have always loved the name x

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 ♡

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

@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!

Heidi is my favourite by far.

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