Cayetano is a Spanish and sometimes Sephardic Jewish name related to the Italian name

Gaetano Gaetano (anglicized ''Cajetan'') is an Italian masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. It is derived from the Latin ''Caietanus'', meaning "from ''Caieta''" (the modern Gaeta). The given name has been in use in Italy since medieval per ...

(English: '' Cajetan''), both from Latin ''Caietanus'', meaning "from

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

". 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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Saint Cajetan Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene (6 October 1480 – 7 August 1547), known in English as Saint Cajetan ( ), was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatines. He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic Church, and hi ...

, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer * Cayetano (Giorgos Bratanis), Greek musician * Cayetano Apablasa (1847–1889), American land owner and politician *

Cayetano Arellano Cayetano Simplicio Arellano y Lonzón (March 2, 1847 – December 23, 1920) was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines under the American Civil Government. Cayetano Arellano had occupied a high position in Aguinaldo's go ...

(1847–1920), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Cayetano Biondo (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 (born 1963), Spanish athlete * Cayetano Corona Gaspariano (), Mexican potter * Cayetano Descalzi (1809–1886), Argentine painter of Italian origin * Cayetano Garza (born 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 known 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 se ...

(1854–1900), Argentine serial killer of Italian origin * Cayetano Heredia (1797–1861), Peruvian physician *

Cayetano Hilario Abellán Cayetano Hilario Abellán (born 21 May 1916 in Argamasilla de Alba, Spain – died 1997) was a Spanish self-taught sculptor who produced sculptures based on different themes. His work is known because of his group of characters from the Miguel ...

(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 (born 2000), Ecuadorian tennis player * Cayetano Ordóñez (1904–1961), Spanish bullfighter * Cayetano Pacana (), Filipino soldier and Mayor of Cagayan de Misamis * Cayetano Paderanga Jr. (1948–2016), Filipino economist * Cayetano Pignatelli, 3rd Marquis of Rubí (born 1730), Spanish nobleman and military figure *

Cayetano Ré Cayetano Ré Ramírez (7 February 1938 – 26 November 2013) was a Paraguayan professional football player and manager. Career Club A forward, Ré began his career in Asunción, playing for Cerro Porteño before signing for Spanish side El ...

(1938–2013), Paraguayan footballer *

Cayetano Redondo Aceña Cayetano Redondo Aceña (7 August 188821 May 1940) was a Spanish politician, typographer, journalist and Esperantist. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he served as Mayor of Madrid from November 1936 to May 1937, during the Spanis ...

(1885–1940), Spanish politician, journalist, Mayor of Madrid *

Cayetano Ripoll Gaietà Ripoll I Pla () (born 1778, thought to be in Solsona – 26 July 1826 in Valencia) was a Catalan schoolmaster who was the last person executed in Spain for heresy, specifically for teaching deism to his students. English translation o ...

(1778–1826), Spanish schoolmaster executed for heresy *

Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez Antonio Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez (born 13 January 1977 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish ''torero'' or bullfighter. Family ties Rivera is the son of Francisco Rivera 'Paquirri' and Carmen Ordóñez. He belongs to a long line of famous bullfighter ...

(born 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 (born 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 Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano ( Tagalog pronunciation: ajɛˈtano born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino lawyer, diplomat, and politician serving as a senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2 ...

, Filipino politician and current speaker of the House of Representatives * Ben Cayetano, governor of Hawaii *

Lani Cayetano Maria Laarni "Lani" Lopez Cayetano (born Maria Laarni Clariño Lopez; December 11, 1981) is a Filipina politician who is the current Mayor of Taguig from 2010 to 2019 and again since 2022. She previously served as the Representative of the 1st ...

, 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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