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, due to its being the Italianised form of the Sardinian language personal name Gavinu or Baingiu.[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.

Despite its form, it is unrelated to Gavin, dating back to ancient Latin (meaning 'from Gabii').[1] However, sometimes Gavin is used to translate the Latin name Gavinus.[2]

People with the given name include:

* Gavino Angius (born 1946), Italian politician
* Gavino Contini (1855–1915), Sardinian-Italian poet
* Gavino Gabriel (1881–1980), Italian composer and musicologist
* Gavino Ledda (born 1938), Italian writer and scholar
* Gavino Matta (1910–1954), Italian boxer

## See also

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* Gabino, another given name
* 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.
2. ^ Lansky, Bruce (July 2019). 100,000+ Baby Names (e-book). New York: Da Capo Press/Hachette. p. 783\. ISBN 978-0-306-92298-5.

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