Meaning:
Its source is a Latin expression meaning "One from Gaeta, a town in Italy."
This name is usually spelled with an accent -- Gaëtan.
Languages:
This boy's name is used in French.
Narrative:
The Latin form of the ancestor of this name was Caietanus. This reflects the Roman legend that the town now known as Gaeta was named after the faithful nurse Caieta, who accompanied Aeneas from the ruins of Troy.
