Given name

Gaétan

“resident or native of Gaeta”

Gaétan is a masculine given name from Italian (ultimately Latin), meaning “resident or native of Gaeta.” It is used in French.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Gaétan means “resident or native of Gaeta.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

In French use, Gaétan shares an earlier linguistic root with Gaetano. An origin associated with Gaetano is Latin.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Italian Gaetano, from Latin Caiētānus.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gaétan’s family of names

Gaétan shares a linguistic root with Gaetano. In French usage, Gaétan has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Cayetano. In French usage, Gaétan has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Gaetano.

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Around the world

Gaétan has relatives in 9 languages.

9 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Gaëtanvariant · French

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Gaetanspelling

Across languages 10

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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