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Caulin
How to Pronounce Caulin
Pronounced KAW-lin /ˈkɔ.lɪn/Medium
Meaning: Caulin is a respelling of Colin, which arose either as a medieval English pet form of Nicholas - Greek for 'victory of the people' - or from the Scottish Gaelic Cailean, 'whelp, young pup,' a name of the Campbell chiefs. The Cau- spelling mirrors the spoken 'kaw' sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Caulin is a variant spelling of Colin, a name with two origins: a medieval English pet form of Nicholas, Greek for 'victory of the people,' and the Scottish Gaelic Cailean, 'whelp' or 'young pup,' borne by chiefs of Clan Campbell. This Caulin spelling appears in United States records from the early nineteen-nineties and reached its small high in the early two-thousands. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.
A boy named Caulin from that peak would be in his twenties now. The name reads as a late-century respelling of a classic; the standard Colin and Collin spellings endured, and Caulin stays rare.
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What does the name Caulin mean?
It is a spelling variant of Colin, a short form of Nicholas ('victory of the people') or from Scottish Cailean, 'young pup.'
How do you pronounce Caulin?
It's said KAW-lin /ˈkɔ.lɪn/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Caulin a boy or girl name?
Caulin is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Caulin?
It has always been rare in this spelling, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak.