Given name
Cajetan
“a man from Gaeta”
Cajetan is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “a man from Gaeta.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a man from Gaeta.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English usage, Cajetan developed from Gaetano.
Cajetan’s family of names
In English usage, Cajetan developed from the Italian form Gaetano. In English usage, Cajetan has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Cayetano. Cajetan shares a linguistic root with Gaetano.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Cajetan has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
12 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Gaetanocognate · Italian
- CaetanoPortuguese, Galician
- CayetanoSpanish
- Gaetanequivalent
- GaétanFrench
- Caitanoequivalent
- CaitanuSicilian
- KajetánHungarian, Czech
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People named Cajetan
- Cajetan von FelderAustrian politician and scientist (1814-1894)
- Cajetan Anton von NotthaftPrince-Provost of Berchtesgaden1670–1752
- Cajetan von TextorGerman physician (1782-1860)
- Cajetan von Bissingen-NippenburgItalian politician (1806-1890)
- Cajetan LenzGerman footballerborn 2006
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