Cayetano is a Spanish and sometimes Sephardic Jewish name related to the Italian name Gaetano (English: '' Cajetan''), both from Latin ''Caietanus'', meaning "from

Gaeta Gaeta (; lat, Cāiēta; Southern Laziale: ''Gaieta'') is a city in the province of Latina, in Lazio, Southern Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is from Rome and from Naples. The town has played a consp ...

". 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. The feminine version of the name is Cayetana.

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Given name * Saint Cajetan, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer * Cayetano (Giorgos Bratanis), Greek musician *

Cayetano Apablasa Cayetano Apablasa Blanco (or Apablaza; 1847–1889) was a 19th-century land owner and politician in Los Angeles, California. His holdings were on the south of the central Los Angeles Plaza, later the first site of the city's Chinatown, Los Angeles, ...

(1847–1889), American land owner and politician * Cayetano Arellano (1847–1920), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *

Cayetano Biondo Cayetano Amadeo Biondo (1902–1986) was an Argentine film actor. He starred in some 65 films between 1936 and his death in 1986 spanning 50 years of Argentine cinema. Career Biondo made his debut in 1936 in the film ''Santos Vega'' and in 19 ...

(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 Cayetano Cornet Pamies ( ca, Gaietà Cornet Pàmies, born August 22, 1963) is a retired 400 metres runner from Spain. He was born in Reus, Catalonia. He won the European Indoor Championships The European Indoor Championships was a men's tenni ...

(b. 1963), Spanish athlete * Cayetano Corona Gaspariano (fl. 1981), Mexican potter * Cayetano Descalzi (1809–1886), Argentine painter of Italian origin *

Cayetano Garza Cayetano 'Cat' Garza (born October 15, 1972) is a comic artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and musician in the United States. He is best known for his experiments with webcomics. Garza has been published in various anthologies and publications ...

(b. 1972), American comic artist * Cayetano Santos Godino (1896–1944), Argentinian serial killer *

Cayetano Domingo Grossi Cayetano Domingo Grossi (1854 – April 6, 1900) was the first serial killer in Argentinian history. He murdered five of his own neonatal children that were born as the result of his rape of his two stepdaughters. For this reason he was sentence ...

(1854–1900), Argentine serial killer of Italian origin *

Cayetano Heredia Cayetano Heredia (August 5, 1797 – June 11, 1861) was a Peruvian physician, born in Catacaos, Piura, northwestern Peru. He studied medicine at the National University of San Marcos. Together with Hipólito Unanue, he was one of the two greatest ...

(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 (b. 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. Cayetano "Dondon" Paderanga Jr. (October 9, 1948 – January 29, 2016) was a Filipino economist and former Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), a cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible ...

(1948–2016), Filipino economist * Cayetano Pignatelli, 3rd Marquis of Rubí (b. 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 (b. 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 Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (born 28 March 1987) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for amateur team Ingeniería de Vías. Born in Arcabuco, Boyacá, Sarmiento has competed as a professional since 2010, c ...

(b. 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

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