Gavino Explained

Caption:	Gavino
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /it/
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	from Gabii
Language:	Italian
Origin:	Latin
Variant Forms:	Gabino, Baingio

Gavino is a male given name. It is common in Sardinia.^[1] Despite its form, it is unrelated to Gavin, dating back to ancient Latin (meaning "from Gabii").^[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.

People with the given name

• Gavino Angius (born 1946), Italian politician
• Gabino Bugallal Araújo (1861–1932), Spanish politician
• Gavino Contini (1855–1915), Sardinian-Italian poet
• Gabino Coria Peñaloza (1881–1975), Argentine poet and lyricist
• Gavino Gabriel (1881–1980), Italian composer and musicologist
• Gavino Ledda (born 1938), Italian writer and scholar
• Gavino Matta (1910–1954), Italian boxer
• Gabino Sosa (1899–1971), Argentine football player

See also

• Gavinus
• San Gavino (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: De Felice, Emidio. Emidio De Felice. Dizionario dei nomi italiani. Mondadori. Italian. 1995. 3. Milan. 88-04-36048-8.