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gaetan

/ɡɑːeɪˈtɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
gae-tan
IPA
/ɡɑːeɪˈtɑːn/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from French, equivalent to English Cajetan.

Etymology

From French Gaëtan and Gaétan, from Italian Gaetano, from Latin Caiētānus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gaëtan, Gaetano, Caiētānus

Questions

How do you pronounce gaetan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɑːeɪˈtɑːn/.
What does gaetan mean?
A male given name from French, equivalent to English Cajetan.
Where does gaetan come from?
It is traced to French.

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