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Gatlin 1
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English

Meaning & History

English of uncertain origin; probably a variant of Catlin or Gadling, a nickname from Old English gœdeling ‘kinsman’, ‘companion’, but also ‘low fellow’.
Added 3/11/2017 by LMS

Gatlin 2
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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage German
Other Forms FormsGöttling, Gättling

Meaning & History

Possibly an altered spelling of German Göttling, from a Germanic personal name formed with god ‘god’ or god ‘good’ + -ling suffix of affiliation, or, like Gättling (of which this may also be an altered form), a nickname from Middle High German getlinc ‘companion’, ‘kinsman’.
Added 3/11/2017 by LMS