Caetano is a
Portuguese given name and surname derived from Latin ''Caietanus''.
It also appears in
Lusophone
Lusophones ( pt, Lusófonos) are ethnic group, peoples that speak Portuguese language, Portuguese as a native language, native or as common second language and nations where Portuguese features prominently in society. Comprising an estimated 270 m ...
place names named after
Saint Cajetan (''São Caetano'' in Portuguese).
People with the given name Caetano
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Caetano Prósperi Calil, Brazilian footballer playing for AC Siena
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Caetano Veloso, Brazilian composer and singer
People with the surname Caetano
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Israel Adrián Caetano, Uruguayan-born filmmaker of Portuguese descent
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Marcelo Caetano, prime minister of Portugal from 1968 to 1974
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Raffael Caetano de Araújo, Brazilian free agent footballer
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Rui Caetano, Portuguese footballer
Toponyms
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São Caetano (Madalena), a parish in Madalena, Azores
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São Caetano (Cantanhede), a parish in Cantanheda, Azores
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São Caetano do Sul
São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) ('' Saint Cajetan of the South''. ) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is the ci ...
, a city in Brazil
See also
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Caetano v. Massachusetts
''Caetano v. Massachusetts'', 577 U.S. 411 (2016), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously vacated a Massachusetts conviction of a woman who carried a Electroshock weapon, stun gun for self-defense., slip op. at 1-2 ...
'', a Supreme Court of the United States gun control case
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Salvador Caetano, a coachbuilder and vehicle distributor based in Portugal
References
{{given name, Caetano, type=both
category:Portuguese masculine given names
Portuguese-language surnames