Cayetano

Cayetano is a Spanish and sometimes Sephardic Jewish name related to the Italian name Gaetano (English: Cajetan), both from Latin Caietanus, meaning "from Gaeta". It is a common given name in Spain, Mexico, Argentina and the Philippines. As a surname, it is also found predominantly in those countries, as well as Peru.[1] The feminine version of the name is Cayetana.

## People[edit]

Given name

* Saint Cajetan, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer
* Cayetano (Giorgos Bratanis), Greek musician
* Cayetano Apablasa (1847–1889), American land owner and politician
* Cayetano Arellano (1847–1920), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
* Cayetano Biondo (1902–1986), Argentine film actor
* Cayetano Carpio (1918–1983), leader of the Communist Party of El Salvador
* Cayetano Coll y Cuchí (1881–1961), Puerto Rican politician
* Cayetano Coll y Toste (1850–1930), Puerto Rican historian and writer
* Cayetano Cornet (born 1963), Spanish athlete
* Cayetano Corona Gaspariano (fl. 1981), Mexican potter
* Cayetano Descalzi (1809–1886), Argentine painter of Italian origin
* Cayetano Garza (born 1972), American comic artist
* Cayetano Santos Godino (1896–1944), Argentinian serial killer
* Cayetano Domingo Grossi (1854–1900), Argentine serial killer of Italian origin
* Cayetano Heredia (1797–1861), Peruvian physician
* Cayetano Hilario Abellán (1916–1997), Spanish sculptor
* Cayetano María Huarte Ruiz de Briviesca (1741–1806), Spanish writer and poet
* Cayetano Antonio Licciardo (1923–1999), Argentine politician
* Antonio Cayetano March (born 2000), Ecuadorian tennis player
* Cayetano Ordóñez (1904–1961), Spanish bullfighter
* Cayetano Pacana (fl. 1900), Filipino soldier and Mayor of Cagayan de Misamis
* Cayetano Paderanga Jr. (1948–2016), Filipino economist
* Cayetano Pignatelli, 3rd Marquis of Rubí (born 1730), Spanish nobleman and military figure
* Cayetano Ré (1938–2013), Paraguayan footballer
* Cayetano Redondo Aceña (1885–1940), Spanish politician, journalist, Mayor of Madrid
* Cayetano Ripoll (1778–1826), Spanish schoolmaster executed for heresy
* Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez (born 1977), Spanish bullfighter
* Cayetano José Rodríguez (1761–1823), Argentine cleric, journalist and poet
* Cayetano Santos Godino (1896–1944), Argentine serial killer
* Cayetano Saporiti (1887–1954), Uruguayan footballer
* Cayetano Sarmiento (born 1987), Colombian road bicycle racer
* Cayetano Alberto Silva (1868–1920), Uruguayan musician and composer
* Cayetano Valdés y Flores (1767–1835), commander of the Spanish Navy

Surname

* Alan Peter Cayetano, Filipino politician and current speaker of the House of Representatives
* Ben Cayetano, governor of Hawaii
* Lani Cayetano, Filipino politician, wife of Alan Peter
* Lino Cayetano, Filipino politician, brother of Alan Peter and Pia, and current mayor of Taguig
* Pia Cayetano, Filipino politician, sister of Alan Peter and Lino
* Renato Cayetano, Filipino politician, father of Alan Peter, Lino, and Pia

## See also[edit]

* Cayetano Germosén, town in the Dominican Republic
* Cayetano Heredia University, Peruvian University

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cayetano Surname Distribution". Forebears. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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