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Caetano.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Cajetan

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

name/kaeˈtano̝//kae̯ˈtano̝/
  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Cajetan

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano, name of a saint. Compare Sicilian Caitanu.

name/kaeˈtano̝//kae̯ˈtano̝/
  1. a surname

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano, name of a saint. Compare Sicilian Caitanu.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.