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Caitriona

ka-TREE-na3 syllables
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Irish form of Catherine, meaning 'pure'. (Irish)

What does Caitriona mean?

Irish: Irish form of Catherine, meaning 'pure'.. Caitriona is the Irish form of the name Catherine, derived from the Greek 'katharos', meaning 'pure'.

Is Caitriona a good dog name?

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Caitriona in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Caitriona in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Caitriona suit?

Classic
Human name

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Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Meet Caitriona

The other pups were curious about Caitriona. "If she’s pure, how many times do you think she’ll try to convince us it was the other pup who chewed up the bed?"

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