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HelpRe: Kaitlyn?
in reply to a message by Lauren Ashley
I am really insanely sick of this name; it's so bland and tired and sugary.
If I had to choose a spelling for it I would choose Katelyn, since it seems like the most logical pairing of Kate + Lyn/Lynn.
Caitlin, to me, is an entirely different name that should be pronounced something like KAHT-leen.
If I had to choose a spelling for it I would choose Katelyn, since it seems like the most logical pairing of Kate + Lyn/Lynn.
Caitlin, to me, is an entirely different name that should be pronounced something like KAHT-leen.
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To me, Caitlín is pronounced differently, but without the accent (Caitlin) it's just KATE-lyn to me.
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This name has grown old for me
This whole "-lynn"/ "-aiden"/ "-ynn" trend is driving me nuts! They're so sickeningly twee and sugary, and talk about bland and uncreative. This name is tired. There are so many wonderful, classic names out there and we are wasting our time on these jokes?
"Caitlin", the spelling that I would go with, is the English version of the Irish diminutive of "Caitríona", "Caitlín" (KAHTCH-leen/ kahtch-LEEN). Why are we using pet names as given names in the first place?
Why not just Catherine, Cateline, or Catalina? At least they're formal names that can give way to many pet names.
This whole "-lynn"/ "-aiden"/ "-ynn" trend is driving me nuts! They're so sickeningly twee and sugary, and talk about bland and uncreative. This name is tired. There are so many wonderful, classic names out there and we are wasting our time on these jokes?
"Caitlin", the spelling that I would go with, is the English version of the Irish diminutive of "Caitríona", "Caitlín" (KAHTCH-leen/ kahtch-LEEN). Why are we using pet names as given names in the first place?
Why not just Catherine, Cateline, or Catalina? At least they're formal names that can give way to many pet names.
This message was edited 7/13/2009, 12:55 PM
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I like the word "twee". I need to remember to use it.
I too dislike Kaitlyn and all its variants. It's very suburban whitebread and I just can't warm up to those names.
I too dislike Kaitlyn and all its variants. It's very suburban whitebread and I just can't warm up to those names.
This message was edited 7/13/2009, 1:11 PM
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