SC - Names - OT

James Gilly / Alasdair mac Iain alasdair.maciain at snet.net
Thu Mar 11 08:24:04 PST 1999


At 08:43 10-3-99 -0500, Adamantius wrote:
>James Gilly / Alasdair mac Iain wrote:
> 
>> Caitlin is probably the most mispronounced name I've ever seen.
>
>Why, is it pronounced "throatwarbler-mangrove" or "luxury-yacht"?
>
>I understood it to be the Scots equivalent form of Kathleen, itself a
>diminutive of Catherine of Katherine, or more directly Kate, and that it
>was pronounced KATE-lin.  Do you have evidence that suggests otherwise?

According to my lady, who spent eight years (high school and college) in
Ireland, it's "KOTCH-leen."


Alasdair mac Iain



Laird Alasdair mac Iain of Elderslie
Dun an Leomhain Bhig
Canton of Dragon's Aerie  [southeastern CT]
Barony Beyond the Mountain  [northern & southeastern CT]
East Kingdom
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Argent, a chevron cotised azure surmounted by a sword and
in chief two mullets sable
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