It means native to Cuevas (or better Cuevas del Almanzora), which resides or is related to Caves. Cuevas del Almanzora is a municipality located in the province of Almería, Spain. As in Spain there are many sites called Caves or Caves of . . . . ( Amaya, San Clemente, etc. , especially in the Provinces of Burgos and Almería besides cuevano another gentile is used, almost always by nickname and then it has become more common to be called for example raposo (Caves of San Clemente), rabotes, petanes, patanes, rabotes.
