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Cajetan
CajetanSay it KAJ-uh-tan
- Meaning today
- From Gaeta
- Original meaning
- "of Caieta (Gaeta), a town and harbour in Latium" Lewis & Short, s.v. Caieta
- Say it
- KAJ-uh-tan
- Other spellings
- Caetano, Gaetano, Caitan
Cajetan
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Cajetan meaning
Cajetan is a Christian boy's name of Latin origin (Goan usage).
Of Caieta (Gaeta), a town and harbour in Latium
Also used to mean: from Gaeta
Cajetan is the English and Latin-derived form of Caietanus, 'of Caieta', the old name of Gaeta, a harbour town between Rome and Naples. Lewis & Short note that Virgil named the place after Caieta, the nurse of Aeneas. The name honours St Cajetan (1480–1547), co-founder of the Theatine order. Theatine priests reached Goa in 1640 and built the Church of St Cajetan in Old Goa, now part of a World Heritage Site, and the name has been used by Goan and Mangalorean Catholics ever since, often in the Portuguese form Caetano.
Source: Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879), via Logeion, s.v. Caieta · entry Caieta; Caietanus · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Logeion, Caieta (Lewis & Short) · Wikipedia, Cajetan · Wikipedia, St. Cajetan Church
Famous namesakes
- St Cajetan (1480–1547), co-founder of the Theatines
Spellings
Cajetan · Caetano · Gaetano · Caitan