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- 3
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- 4
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Cailin is a baby name with Irish, Gaelic, Scottish context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Contemporary variant of Cailean 'Child'; Girl; lass; Pure.
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Cailean
Boy
Gaelic
Triumphant in battle; triumphant in war; virile Contemporary variant of Cailean 'Child'; Young dog, or child Scottish Gaelic
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Handsome; handsome Famous Bearer: US actor Alan Alda; Variant of Alan: Fair
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A variant of Nicholas, which means 'people's victory', from a French diminutive; Child or virile; Dove; Of a triumphant people; Variant of Nicholas: People's victory
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Caila
Girl
Hebrew
a form of Kayla; Slender Variant of Caley or Cailley: (French) 'from the forest
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Caitlin
Girl
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Form of the Greek Catherine meaning 'pure'; Pure; Pure An Irish Gaelic variant of Catherine from the Old French form of the name; The Celtic Form of Catherine; Variant of Catherine: Pure, clear Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina Famous...
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