Kaitlyn Name Meaning & Origin
Kaitlyn
Origin of the name Kaitlyn:
Borrowed from the Irish, Caitlin is a variant of CaitrÍona, the Gaelic form of Catherine (pure, unsullied).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Katness- Meanings and history of the name Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn is a form of Kathryn or Catherine, meaning pure. It is irish, and has many alternative (better and more unique) spellings.
http://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-i-m.html- Famous real-life people named Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn Maher, American singer from America's Got Talent
- Kaitlyn in song, story & screen
Kait(lyn), fictional character in the webcomic Freakangels
Kaitlyn Fairchild, fictional character in the trilogy Dark Visions Trilogy by L. J. Smith (author)