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Cailyn - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Cailyn

[ syll. cai-lyn, ca-il-yn ] The girl name Cailyn is pronounced KEY-LIHN KEY. Cailyn is of Celtic origin and it is used mainly in the English language. Cailyn is a variation of the English and Irish Kaylyn.

Cailyn is somewhat popular as a baby name for girls. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest height of its usage in 2008, 0.019% of baby girls were given the name Cailyn. It ranked at #738 then. Within the group of girl names directly linked to Cailyn, the English and Irish Kaylyn was the most popular in 2008. It was used 3.109% more than Cailyn in that year.

Baby names that sound like Cailyn include the English Cailin, the English Kailin, the English Kailyn, the English Kaylin, the English and Irish Kaylyn, the English Kaylynn, the English Calina, the Irish Caoilainn, the Irish Caolinn, the English Cauleyne, the English Cauline, the English Clemmie, the English Coleen, the English Colene, the English Colleen, the English Colleene, the English Collen, the English Collene, the English Collenn, and the English Colline.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Cailyn: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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