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Updated: May 21, 2025
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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : All-knowing
  • American : Good judgment

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Cato

Family name origins & meanings

  • Variant of Scottish Catto.
  • Spanish and Catalan (Cató) : possibly from a personal name taken with reference to the Roman republican statesman Cato.
  • Swedish : perhaps a soldier’s name, likewise bestowed with reference to Cato, the Roman statesman.

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