Gavino
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Gavino is both a surname and a male given name. It is common in Sardinia, Italy, due to being the Italianised form of the Sardinian language personal name Gavinu or Baingiu.[1] Saint Gavinus (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) was an early Christian martyr, a former Roman centurion beheaded in 300 AD, whose head was thrown in the Mediterranean Sea before being reunited with his body.
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| Pronunciation | Italian: [ɡaˈviːno] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language | Italian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | 'from Gabii' |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Gabino, Baingio |
Despite its form, it is unrelated to Gavin, dating back to ancient Latin (meaning 'from Gabii').[1] However, sometimes Gavin is used to translate the Latin name Gavinus.[2]
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Gavino Angius (born 1946), Italian politician
- Ignazio Gavino Bonavito (1792–1865), Maltese judge and chief justice of Malta (1839–1853)
- Gavino Contini (1855–1915), Sardinian-Italian poet
- Gavino Gabriel (1881–1980), Italian composer and musicologist
- Gavino Gulia (1835–1889), Maltese botanist and author
- Gavino Gutierrez (1849–1919), American businessman and civil engineer
- Gavino Ledda (born 1938), Italian writer and scholar
- Gavino Matta (1910–1954), Italian boxer
- Gavino Pizzolato (1884–1943), Italian general
- Gavino Maximo Teodosio (1929–1997), Filipino actor
- Gavino Trono (born 1931), Filipino marine biologist
Surname
- Damiano Gavino (born 2001), Italian actor
- Lea Gavino (born 1999), Italian actress and singer-songwriter
Gaviño
- Elías Lafertte Gaviño (1886–1961), Chilean politician
- Francisco Gaviño (born 1997), Spanish equestrian
- Juan Emilio Bosch y Gaviño (1909–2001), Dominican politician and writer
See also
- Gabino, another given name
- Gavinus
- San Gavino (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles containing Gavino
