Gaetano
Italian · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Gaetano
Gaetano derives from the Latin name Gaetanus, which referred to a person from Gaeta, a coastal town in southern Italy, and literally means "from Gaeta." The name is primarily used in Italian and Spanish-speaking Catholic cultures, with particular prominence in Sicily and southern Italy, historically associated with Saint Gaetano (Cajetan), a 16th-century Catholic reformer and founder of the Theatines order.
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Etymology
Gaetano derives from the Latin name Gaetanus, which referred to a person from Gaeta, a coastal town in southern Italy, and literally means "from Gaeta." The name is primarily used in Italian and Spanish-speaking Catholic cultures, with particular prominence in Sicily and southern Italy, historically associated with Saint Gaetano (Cajetan), a 16th-century Catholic reformer and founder of the Theatines order.
Gaetano currently ranks #3,979 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1921.
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