Cayetana

kah-eyh-TAH-nah
Spanish from Latin
"Person from Gaeta"

Cayetana Origin and Meaning

The name Cayetana is a girl's name meaning "Person from Gaeta".

A dramatic-sounding demonym for someone from the city of Gaeta, on the Mediterranean coast of Italy, with roots that stretch back to Ancient Rome, Cayetana is among the Top 100 Spanish baby names. It lends itself well to several sweet nicknames, such as Cay and Ana.

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Famous People Named Cayetana

  • María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de SilvaÁlvarez de Toledo y Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba de Tormes; model for Goya
  • (María del Rosario) Cayetana Paloma Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Fernanda Teresa Francisca de Paula Lourdes Antonia Josefa Fausta Rita Castor Dorotea Santa Esperanza FitzJames Stuart y de Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, world's most titled aristocrat
  • Cayetana Elizabeth "Tana" RamsayEnglish cookbook author and wife of chef Gordon Ramsay
  • Cayetana Guillén CuervoSpanish actress
  • Cayetana Rivera y Martínez de Irujo (b. 1999)daughter of Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, 12th Duchess of Montoro and bullfighter Francisco Rivera Ordóñez; granddaughter of the Duchess of Alba
  • Carlota Joaquina Teresa CayetanaQueen consort of John VI of Portugal

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