Gaétan

Gaëtan or Gaétan is a recent French first name derived from the Italian Gaetano, meaning "from Gaèta", located between Rome and Naples.^[1]

In Church Latin, Gaetan is written Caietanus.

The feminine forms of Gaétan and Gaëtan are Gaétane, Gaétanne and Gaëtane.

Related names include:

• German: Cajetan
• German and Polish: Kajetan
• Italian: Gaetano
• Portuguese: Caetano
• Spanishl: Cayetano

People named Gaétan or Gaëtan include:

Gaétan

• Gaétan Boucher (1958), Canadian speed skater
• Gaétan Brulotte (1945), Canadian writer
• Gaétan Malette, Canadian politician
• Gaëtan Picon (1915–1976), French essayist and art critic

Gaëtan

• Gaëtan Bong (born 1988), Cameroonian footballer
• Gaëtan Deneuve (born 1985), French footballer
• Gaétan Duchesne (1962–2007), Canadian ice hockey player
• Gaëtan Englebert (born 1976), Belgian footballer
• Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1852–1934), French psychiatrist, ethnographer and photographer
• Gaëtan Gorce (born 1958), French politician
• Gaëtan Huard (born 1962), French footballer
• Gaëtan de Rochebouët (1813–1899), French politician
• Gaëtan de Rosnay (1912–1992), French painter
• Gaëtan Roussel (born 1972), French singer-songwriter
• Gaétan Soucy (born 1958), Canadian writer and philosopher
• Gaëtan Vassart (born 1978), Belgian and French actor and director

References

1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Gaétan". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2025-04-29.