Gavino
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. Saint Gavinus 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.
Despite its form, it is unrelated to Gavin, dating back to ancient Latin. However, sometimes Gavin is used to translate the Latin name Gavinus.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Gavino Angius, Italian politician
- Ignazio Gavino Bonavito, Maltese judge and chief justice of Malta
- Gavino Contini, Sardinian-Italian poet
- Gavino Gabriel, Italian composer and musicologist
- Gavino Gulia, Maltese botanist and author
- Gavino Gutierrez, American businessman and civil engineer
- Gavino Ledda, Italian writer and scholar
- Gavino Matta, Italian boxer
- Gavino Pizzolato, Italian general
- Gavino Maximo Teodosio, Filipino actor
- Gavino Trono, Filipino marine biologist
Surname
- Damiano Gavino, Italian actor
- Lea Gavino, Italian actress and singer-songwriter
Gaviño
- Elías Lafertte Gaviño, Chilean politician
- Francisco Gaviño, Spanish equestrian
- Juan Emilio Bosch y Gaviño, Dominican politician and writer