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Cato

What does Cato mean?

Cato Pronunciation of Cato as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Cato) is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Cato is "all-knowing". Cato the Elder, born Marcus Portius, was a high-minded Roman statesman of the time of Julius Caesar.

STARTS WITH Ca-

ASSOCIATED WITH high (great), roman

Variations

VARIANTS Cayto, Kaeto, Kato

OTHER FORM VIA MARCUS Marco

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cato Cristiano (C.C.), ..

How popular is Cato?

Cato is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#4125 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Cato reached its peak rank of #1564 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Cato name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Cato outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Marco (#359 VIA LATEST LIST) and Marcus (#209) are the prominent variation forms of Cato. These relations of Cato were favored by parents in the year 1994 (AVERAGE #753) and have become significantly less widespread since (#856, 56.8%), with the version Marcus becoming less in vogue.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Cato, Marco, Marcus in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Marcus outside U.S.

Similar Names

Cato is pronounced similarly to Coty. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alto, Amato, Arto, Balto, Cabe, Cabot, Cace, Cade, Cadmo (see Cadmus), Cadoc, Cadog, Cadon, Cael, Caeo, Cai, Cain, Caio, Cairo, Caje, Cal, Cale, Cam, Canon, Cap, Capp, Card, Carl, Carlo, Caron, Carr, Cary, Case, Cash, Cason, Cass, Castor, Caw, Caxton, Cayo, Caz, Chano, Chayo, Ciro, Claro, Cleo, Cleto, Como, Guto, Otto, Plato, Rito, Santo, Tito and Vito. These names tend to be more frequently used than Cato.

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