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 (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 (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 (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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