The gaetano Surname
gaetano Name Meaning and History
Italian: from the personal name Gaietano, medieval Latin
Caietanus, originally a Latin ethnic name denoting someone from
Caieta in Latium. According to legend the place was named after
the elderly nurse of Aeneas, who died there after fleeing with him
from the ruins of Troy. The name persisted among early Christians and
was popular in the Middle Ages. The religious reformer St. Gaetano
(1480–1547) was born in Vicenza, a member of a Venetian noble
family. He is not to be confused with his contemporary Cardinal
Gaetano, an active opponent of Martin Luther.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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