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I prefer Catherine, with all things being as they are. If Caitlin had never become trendy and misspelled? Hmm. Well, I like the pronunciation Kate-lin. I don't like the actual Irish pronunciation at all. Assuming Caitlin were pronounced like Kate-lin, it's possible I'd like it more than Catherine, because what I really love about Katherine/Catherine is Kate, and Caitlin is closer. I just don't know, though. Right now, I consider Caitlin a guilty pleasure. I find it hard to get past so many Faux-Irish Americans bleating on about how very "Gaelic" it is and how very Irish they are.

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