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

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

Proper noun

Cayetano m (feminine Cayetana, feminine plural Cayetanas)

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

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kajeˈtano/ [kɐ.jɛˈt̪aː.n̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: Ca‧ye‧ta‧no

Proper noun

Cayetano (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜒᜆᜈᜓ)

  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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