Gaetano

Where Gaetano comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gaetano.

  • Vowel-ended
Gaetano through the years
  1. 1797
    Gaetano Donizetti born
    Italian opera composer
  2. 1904
    First appearance
    #1,064 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1914
    Peak, #632
    64 babies named Gaetano, its best rank.
  4. 1932
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,236.
  5. 1953
    Gaetano Scirea born
    Italian footballer
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Gaetano Donizetti · Italian opera composer, 1797–1848
  • Gaetano Scirea · Italian footballer, 1953–1989
  • Gaetano Mosca · Italian political scientist and journalist, 1858–1941
  • Gaetano Castrovilli · Italian association football player, born 1997
  • Gaetano Bresci · Italian anarchist regicide of King Umberto I of Italy, 1869–1901

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