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Caitlin is exactly like the names Jayden and Nevaeh, super tacky and classless-very trendy American. I love Maeve though. How about Catriona instead of Caitlin? It's pronounced like Katrina. Or maybe Eibhlin? It's pronounced "ave-linn or eve-linn". It's a variant of Eileen or Elaine.

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I know you didn't ask for suggestions of names, but these are my favorite Irish names:
Yseult-"ee-solt" This is my favorite-it's in my top ten.
Maire-"moi-ra or my-ra" variants are Moira and Maura, Maura is in my top 5
Mairead
Meara
Muirenn
Aibhlinn-"ave-leen"
Aideen
Aileen
Eilis-"ay-lish"
Aine-"awne-ye" a form of Anya
Alannah
Talulla
Aoibheann-"eve-een", var. is Eavan
Aoife-"ee-fa", a form of Eva/Ava
Aislin-"ash-ling"
Brigid-"bridge-id" a form of Bridget
Cathleen
Caoimhe-"kee-va", variant if Keeva.
Ciara-"kee-ruh", variant is Keira/Kira
Colleen
Daimhin "daw-veen", variant is Davina
Deirdre "deer-dre or dare-dreh"
Fiona
Nessa
Niamh "neev"
Nora/Norah
Nuala "noo-la"
Orlaith/Orlagh-"or-la", variant is Orla. Orlaith means golden princess
Radha-"row-a"
Roisin-"ro-sheen", varient is Rosaleen, means little rose
Saoirse-"seer-sha", means freedom/liberty
Sheenagh-"sheen-a", variant is Sheena, Irish form of Jane
Siobhan "shiv-awn"
Sorcha-"surk-ha", means bright/radiant/light.
Alastriona-"al-as-TREE-na" feminine form of Alastar
Isibeal-"ish-bel" form of Isabel
Lile-form of lily, pronounced "lee-la"
Madailein-form of Magdalene, pronouced "maw-da-layne"