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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Gaetano
Latin
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Usage of the Name Gaetano
Italian
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Meaning of the Name Gaetano
The name Gaetano is an Italian form of the Roman name Caietanus meaning "from Caieta" in Latin.
Caieta is now called Gaeta, it is a city in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. In Roman mythology, Caieta was the nurse of Aeneas, so the name of the city could be derived from this name.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Gaetano Gandolfi (1734 - 1802), an Italian painter;
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), an Italian composer;
Gaetano Fichera (1922 - 1996), an Italian mathematician;
Gaetano Scirea (1953 - 1989), an Italian footballer.
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Names Related to Gaetano
List of names related to Gaetano.
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