Cajetan

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Cajetan
Pronunciation/ˈkæətən/; /ˈkɑːjətɑːn/
Origin
Meaning"from Caieta" (now Gaeta)

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

  • Thomas Cajetan (1469–1534), Italian Dominican theologian, cardinal, and opponent of Martin Luther
  • Saint Cajetan (Gaetano dei Conti of Thiene), canonized saint who lived between 1480–1547
  • Constantino Cajetan (1560–1650), Italian Benedictine scholar
  • Enrico Caetani (1550–1599), Italian cardinal
  • Cajetan J. B. Baumann, O.F.B., Franciscan architect
  • Cajetan, pseudonym of the Austrian physician and illustrator Anton Elfinger (1821–1864)
  • Cajetan Tschink, Austrian writer and philosopher (1763–1813)
  • Baron Cajetan von Felder (1814–1894), Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician
  • Karl Kajetan von Gaisruck, Austrian archbishop
  • Kajetan Garbiński (1796–1847), Polish mathematician
  • Josef Kajetán Tyl (1808–1856), Czech dramatist and author of lyrics of the Czech anthem
  • Kajetan Kovič (1931–2014), Slovene poet, writer, translator, and journalist
  • Kajetan von Mérey (1861–1931), Austro-Hungarian diplomat
  • Kajetan Mühlmann (1898-1958), Austrian art historian and officer in the SS
  • Kajetan Stefanowicz (1886-1920), Polish Art-Nouveau painter and illustrator


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