Thoughts on the name Caitlin / Cait?

[colourmeclueless]

Just curious on what your thoughts are for the name Caitlin / Cait. Don't like the nickname "Caitie" or "Caity" much though.

I like Caitlin, but if I had a DD named Caitlin and she was Cait or Caitie for short I'd spell her nickname Kate / Katie to avoid confusion.

I love it. Caitlin was on our short list and we used it for a middle name in the end.

@ComicePear

I like Caitlin, but if I had a DD named Caitlin and she was Cait or Caitie for short I'd spell her nickname Kate / Katie to avoid confusion.

Honestly I'm a bit "meh" on Kate. I think it's a nice name and sounds quite professional, but it doesn't strike me as very unique (then again neither is Caitlin, I suppose!)

How are you saying that?

@SeanCailleach

How are you saying that?

Probably not the traditional Irish way - I'd be saying it like "kate-lin". Sorry, just personal preference!

As in from Game of Thrones? I like it

I have a Caitlin. She is 19 now. It was a very popular name for the few years around her birth. But I still love it.

Initially friends and family were shortening it to Katie which I didn't mind but it seemed that along with hundreds of Caitlin's there were also hundreds of Katie's. So we started calling her Kitty around 6 months of age and she's been Kitty ever since. I'm the only person who calls her Caitlin and then only when she's been naughty.

@londongirl12 Not seen GOT (I know, shoot me) - is there a character called Caitlin on there?

@passthemustard Kitty's a very cute nickname. I like the idea of a name that has adult connotations but you can still make childlike nicknames! x

Yes one of the main characters. They shorten her name to Cat (I'm sure not spelled like that!)

@londongirl12

Yes one of the main characters. They shorten her name to Cat (I'm sure not spelled like that!)

Spelt

Most Caitlins I’ve met are just called Caitlin. I think it’s a nice name and wears well from baby to adult.

@londongirl12 Very cool! Is she a relatively likeable / interesting character? Might start watching GOT though I'm very late on it, that's definitely an interesting push haha!

@Kanaloa I get that, I'm just a bit sentimental towards the idea of a little personal nickname in the family honestly!

Catelyn Stark (I'm sure they pronounce it Cat-Lin) gets horribly murdered at the red wedding. 😬

@passthemustard

Catelyn Stark (I'm sure they pronounce it Cat-Lin) gets horribly murdered at the red wedding. 😬

Aw fantastic! That's a pleasant association hahahaha

@colourmeclueless say it the way you like it! I would read it Catleen but I would check.
It's a really strong name.

I love it. Have a niece called Caitlin. We also call her Lindy, which is cute too

[quote SeanCailleach]@colourmeclueless say it the way you like it! I would read it Catleen but I would check.
It's a really strong name.[/quote]
I know there are tons of variants on how people pronounce it - my mum had a variation of the name "Caitlin" and hers was mispronounced too hahaha! If I'm honest I just prefer the sound of "Kate-lin" to "Cotchleen" (which I think is the trad Irish pronunciation?)

Glad you think it's strong though - definitely had a fall in popularity!

@tornadoalley Awww, Lindy sounds precious! I hadn't even thought of that as a nickname!

Lovely name. I know a few and they all just go by Caitlin.

One of my loveliest, prettiest, happiest friends is called Caitlin. So it has good vibes for me! It's not shortened.

I think it was popular about 15-20yrs ago as DD(15) has a few in her year.
I’m not keen as it sounds too American for me. I know it isn’t but it’s the lin sound. But then if DS1 had been a girl I wanted to call him Catherine just so I could call him Kate so each to their own! Although this was pre royal wedding etc so I’m glad he was a boy.

@quarantandrums Aww I'm glad you think so! Definitely read some more negative threads on the name i.e. it being "chavvy" (pardon the elitist expression) or boring. Happy to have some positive reinforcement hahaha!

@Love2cycle That's a glowing review! That more or less cancels out the GOT death association I now have hahaha! x

@NellyJames

I think it was popular about 15-20yrs ago as DD(15) has a few in her year. I’m not keen as it sounds too American for me. I know it isn’t but it’s the lin sound. But then if DS1 had been a girl I wanted to call him Catherine just so I could call him Kate so each to their own! Although this was pre royal wedding etc so I’m glad he was a boy.

I also have a kind of Texan "all-American blonde" association with it but I have no idea why - given that it's a Celtic name and I imagine not crazy common in America. Maybe it's the "Tammy-Lynne" kind of Americanism that causes the association though.

Definitely ignore the association with game of thrones. That character was Cat-lin. Not the same name at all. Caitlin is a beautiful name I love it!

It's my name and I'm 41. My parents heard it from it Dylan Thomas's wife's name. Never had it shortened and no one has ever asked if they can shorten it. I've always liked it as a bit different but not too out there.

It’s a lovely name, timeless.