Surname
Gaitán
“inhabitant of Gaeta”
Gaitán is a surname from Latin. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gaitán goes back to Latin Caiētānus, meaning “inhabitant of Gaeta.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gaitán’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Gaitán as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Cayetano. In Spanish usage, Gaitán as a surname has a related form in Gaytán.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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