Pronunciation | Italian: [ɡaˈviːno] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Italian |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin |
Meaning | from Gabii |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Gabino, Baingio |
Gavino is a male given name. It is common in Sardinia. [1] Despite its form, it is unrelated to Gavin, dating back to ancient Latin (meaning "from Gabii"). [1] Saint Gavinus (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) was an early Christian martyr, a former Roman centurion beheaded in 300 AD, whose head was thrown in the Mediterranean Sea before being reunited with his body.
Gavinus is a Christian saint who is greatly celebrated in Sardinia, Italy, as one of the Martyrs of Torres, along with his companions Protus, a bishop, and Januarius, a deacon.
Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include:
Saint Gabinus is the title given to two personages.
Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to:
Gavino Angius is an Italian politician.
Villacidro is a town and comune in the province of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy. In 2005 it has been the administrative seat of the province 'Medio Campidano', together with Sanluri. Since 2016 it is part of the province of South Sardinia.
San Gavino Monreale is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Cagliari, and roughly halfway between the latter and the town of Oristano.
Cayetano is a Spanish and sometimes Sephardic Jewish name related to the Italian name Gaetano, both from Latin Caietanus, meaning "from Gaeta". It is a common given name in Spain, Mexico, Argentina and the Philippines. As a surname, it is also found predominantly in those countries, as well as Peru. The feminine version of the name is Cayetana.
San Gavino or San-Gavino may refer to:
Gavino Ledda is an author and a scholar of the Italian language and of Sardinian. He is best known for his autobiographical work Padre Padrone (1975).
Castellani is a surname of Italian origin meaning 'castellan'. Notable people with the name include:
Contini is an Italian surname that may refer to
Fabbri is an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include:
Barreda may refer to:
Gerolamo Araolla, also known as Hieronimu Araolla, was a Sardinian poet and priest.
A condaghe, from the medieval Sardinian term kondake, was a kind of administrative document used in the Sardinian judicates between the 11th and 13th centuries. They are one of the earliest witnesses for the development of the Sardinian language and are an important source for historians of medieval Sardinia.
Coria is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Events in the year 1881 in Argentina.
Gavino Contini ( ) was a Sardinian poet, was probably the greatest exponent of improvised poetry of Sardinia, certainly the most beloved.