Cayetano

See also: cayetano

Spanish

Etymology

From the Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano, name of a saint.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /kaʝeˈtano/ [ka.ʝeˈt̪a.no]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaʃeˈtano/ [ka.ʃeˈt̪a.no]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaʒeˈtano/ [ka.ʒeˈt̪a.no]

  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: Ca‧ye‧ta‧no

Proper noun

Cayetano m

  1. a male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Cayetana, equivalent to English Cajetan

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Cayetano, a male given name from the Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kajeˈtano/, [kɐ.jeˈta.no]

Proper noun

Cayetano

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics
  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cayetano is the 614th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 14,951 individuals.
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