Cato 1

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
7/27/2015, 11:23 PM	Mike C	update #90
10/10/2012, 5:50 PM	Mike C	update #84
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Ancient Roman

Pronounced Pron. KA-to(Latin) KAY-to(English)

Meaning & History

Roman cognomen meaning "wise" in Latin. This name was bestowed upon Cato the Elder (Marcus Porcius Cato), a 2nd-century BC Roman statesman, author and censor, and was subsequently inherited by his descendants, including his great-grandson Cato the Younger (Marcus Porcius Cato Uticencis), a politician and philosopher who opposed Julius Caesar.