Gavino

GavinoPronunciation| Italian: [ɡaˈviːno]

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Gender| Male
Language(s)| Italian
Origin
Word/name| Latin
Meaning| from Gabii
Other names
Variant form(s)| Gabino, Baingio

Gavino is a male given name. It is common in Sardinia.[1] Despite its form, it is unrelated to Gavin, dating back to ancient Latin (meaning "from Gabii").[1] Saint Gavinus (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) was an early Christian martyr, a former Roman centurion beheaded in 300 AD, whose head was thrown in the Mediterranean Sea before being reunited with his body.

## People with the given name

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* Gavino Angius (born 1946), Italian politician
* Gabino Bugallal Araújo (1861–1932), Spanish politician
* Gavino Contini (1855–1915), Sardinian-Italian poet
* Gabino Coria Peñaloza (1881–1975), Argentine poet and lyricist
* Gavino Gabriel (1881–1980), Italian composer and musicologist
* Gavino Ledda (born 1938), Italian writer and scholar
* Gavino Matta (1910–1954), Italian boxer
* Gabino Sosa (1899–1971), Argentine football player

## See also

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* Gavinus
* San Gavino (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ a b De Felice, Emidio (1995). Dizionario dei nomi italiani (in Italian) (3 ed.). Milan: Mondadori. ISBN 88-04-36048-8.

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