Caetano
title: "Caetano" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["portuguese-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names", "portuguese-language-surnames"] topic_path: "general/portuguese-masculine-given-names" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caetano" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| | meaning | Caietanus, "from Caieta" (now Gaeta) | | related names | Gaetano, Cajetan, Cayetano, Gaëtan | ::
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| gender = | meaning = Caietanus, "from Caieta" (now Gaeta) | region = | origin = | related names = Gaetano, Cajetan, Cayetano, Gaëtan | footnotes =
Caetano is a Portuguese given name and surname derived from Latin Caietanus. It also appears in Lusophone place names named after Saint Cajetan (São Caetano in Portuguese).
People with the given name Caetano
- Caetano (footballer, born 1972), José Caetano Mendes, Brazilian football goalkeeper
- Caetano Prósperi Calil, Brazilian footballer playing for AC Siena
- Caetano Veloso, Brazilian composer and singer
People with the surname Caetano
- Caetano (footballer, born 1999), João Victor Andrade Caetano, Brazilian football defender
- Israel Adrián Caetano, Uruguayan-born filmmaker of Portuguese descent
- Loreny (born 1991), Brazilian politician
- Marcelo Caetano, prime minister of Portugal from 1968 to 1974
- Raffael Caetano de Araújo, Brazilian free agent footballer
- Robson Caetano da Silva (born 1964), Brazilian sprinter
- Rodrigo Caetano (born 1970), Brazilian former footballer and football executive
- Rui Caetano, Portuguese footballer
Toponyms
- São Caetano (Madalena), a parish in Madalena, Azores
- São Caetano (Cantanhede), a parish in Cantanheda, Azores
- São Caetano do Sul, a city in Brazil
Other meanings
- Storm Caetano, November 2024, mainly in France
References
References
- (August 2025). ["Família Caetano"](https://www.oguiadeitajuba.com.br/BFamilias/BFamilias_C/Caetano.php }}{{Dead link).
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