Gavino is a male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It is common in
Sardinia.
Despite its form, it is unrelated to
Gavin, dating back to ancient
Latin (meaning "from
Gabii").
Saint
Gavinus
Saint Gavinus ( it, San Gavino) is a Christian saint who is greatly celebrated in Sardinia, Italy, as one of the Martyrs of Torres (), along with his companions SS Protus, a bishop, and Januarius, a deacon.
Narrative
He was probably a Roman ...
(
San Gavino, Porto Torres,
Sardinia) was an early Christian martyr, an ex-Roman centurion decapitated 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
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Gabino Bugallal Araújo (1861–1932), Spanish politician
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Gavino Contini
Gavino Contini (in Sardinian, ''Gavinu Còntene'') ((12 December 1855 – 24 July 1915)) was a Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldign ...
(1855–1915), Sardinian-Italian poet
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Gabino Coria Peñaloza (1881–1975), Argentine poet and lyricist
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Gavino Gabriel (1881–1980), Italian composer and musicologist
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Gavino Ledda
Gavino Ledda (; born 30 December 1938) is an author and a scholar of the Italian language and of Sardinian. He is best known for his autobiographical work ''Padre Padrone'' (1975).
Biography
Early life
Ledda was born in Siligo, in the Province ...
(born 1938), Italian writer and scholar
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Gavino Matta
Gavino Matta (June 9, 1910 in Sassari – January 20, 1954) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI O ...
(1910–1954), Italian boxer
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Gabino Sosa (1899–1971), Argentine football player
See also
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Gavinus
Saint Gavinus ( it, San Gavino) is a Christian saint who is greatly celebrated in Sardinia, Italy, as one of the Martyrs of Torres (), along with his companions SS Protus, a bishop, and Januarius, a deacon.
Narrative
He was probably a Roman ...
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San Gavino (disambiguation)
References
Italian masculine given names
Spanish masculine given names
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