Etymology

Cajetan

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Today it means: A male given name from Latin, of historical use. Full definition →

Latin Caiētānus ← Italian Gaetano
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromGaetano
  2. Latin · borrowed fromCaiētānus“inhabitant of Gaeta”
  3. English todayCajetan

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

Words from the same roots

LatinCaiētānus all →

Gaetan

ItalianGaetano all →

Gaetan

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