In Ireland, Cáitlín is pronounced something like /KOYT hleen/ or /KAWT sleen/. It is an Irish form of Catherine, and is often anglicized Kathleen. It is from a mispronunciation of this name that we get the popular name Caitlin pronounced KATE-lin and all its variants (Katelyn, Kaitlyn, Catelynn etc.)See Also: Catherine, Kathleen, Caitlin