Cajetan

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Cajetan
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈkæətən/ KAJ-ə-tən
German: [ˈkaːjetaːn] ( Loudspeaker.svg listen )
Polish:  [kaˈjɛtan] ( Loudspeaker.svg listen )
Origin
Meaning"from Gaeta"
Region of originGaeta, Italy
Other names
Alternative spellingKajetan

Cajetan and Kajetan is the Anglicized, Germanized and Slavicized form of the Italian given name Gaetano. People with this name include:

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