Catano

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld Italian cattano →
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Meanings

proper nounCatano (plural Catanos)

plural Catanos

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Italiancattano“captain”
  2. EnglishCatano

* As a southern Italian surname, variant of the personal name Caetano, see also Gaetano. * Also as an Italian surname, from Old Italian cattano (“captain”) (see modern capitana), making it a variant of Cattaneo. * As a Sicilian surname, variant of Cattano, from the noun cotone (“cotton”). Sometimes found in Spanish as Cataño.

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APA

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MLA

“Catano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catano.

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