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- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 . Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ↑ Bolton, Lesley (2009). The Complete Book of Baby Names . Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN 978-1402207648 . Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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- ↑ Lansky, Bruce (2006). 100,000 + Baby Names: The Most Complete Baby Name Book. Simon and Schuster. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-684-03999-2 . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ "Gavino -". Wiktionary . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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