Meaning & History
Italian form of the Latin name Caietanus, which meant "from Caieta". Caieta (now called Gaeta) was a town in ancient Italy, its name deriving either from Saint Gaetano was a 16th-century Italian priest who founded the Theatines.
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Name Days
Italy: August 7
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Saint Gaetano in a painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1736)Saint Gaetano in a painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1736)
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Entry updated May 30, 2025