Gender: Male
Pronunciation: K AE F OW
Popularity Rank: #1,092,737
Caffo was a sixth-century Christian in Anglesey, north Wales, who is venerated as a saint and martyr. The son of a king from northern Britain who took shelter in Anglesey, Caffo was a companion of St Cybi, and is mentioned as carrying a red-hot coal in his clothes to Cybi without his clothes getting burnt. After leaving Cybi, Caffo was killed by shepherds in the south of Anglesey, possibly acting in retaliation for insults Caffo's brother had paid to the local ruler. The area where he died has a village, Llangaffo, named after him, as well as the parish church of St Caffo, Llangaffo.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 30, 2024
The name Caffo is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Caffo is found in Italy, Belgium, United Kingdom, and 1 more countries.
ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: K AE F OW
K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
F: Pronounce as in "fish" (F IH SH)
OW: Pronounce as in "go" (G OW)
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At NamesLook, the name Caffo is recorded 11 times globally, ranking it as the 1,092,737th most common name worldwide.
Caffo is most prevalent in Italy, with 8 occurrences, making it the 72,837th most popular name in the country.
Caffo was a sixth-century Christian in Anglesey, north Wales, who is venerated as a saint and martyr. The son of a king from northern Britain who took shelter in Anglesey, Caffo was a companion of St Cybi, and is mentioned as carrying a red-hot coal in his clothes to Cybi without his clothes getting burnt. After leaving Cybi, Caffo was killed by shepherds in the south of Anglesey, possibly acting in retaliation for insults Caffo's brother had paid to the local ruler. The area where he died has a village, Llangaffo, named after him, as well as the parish church of St Caffo, Llangaffo.
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