Gaius

GUY-us

Latin

"to rejoice"

Gaius Origin and Meaning

The name Gaius is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "to rejoice".

Stately Gaius (pronounced GUY-us) was in the name of many ancient Romans, including Julius Caesar. Little-used before the year 2000, it now feels like a fresh possibility in the revival of Latin boys' names like Atticus and Cassius. Caius and derivatives like Caio come from the same root, and in ancient Roman times Caius was probably pronounced as Gaius. You could also see Gaius as a male version of the earth-goddess name Gaia.

Gaius Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1725 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Gaius

• 1725 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Gaius

• Gaius Paul's host named in Romans 16:23
• Gaius recipient of the apostle John's third epistle
• (Gaius) Julius Caesar Roman politician who later became the Dictator of Rome
• Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus aka Augustus, first Roman Emperor
• Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus aka Caligula, Roman Emperor
• Gaius Julius Caesar (born Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa) adopted son of Augustus
• Gaius Sempronius Gracchus Roman politician known for his reformative laws
• Gaius Cilnius Maecenas adviser to Augustus
• Gaius Marius Roman general and consul
• Gaius Avidius Cassius Usurper of the Roman Empire
• Gaius Valerius Troucillus interpreter for Julius Caesar
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus Roman consul
• Gaius Antonius Hybrida Roman consul
• Gaius Charles American actor
• Gaius Lee DuPree American actor

The name Gaius in Pop Culture

• Gaius Baltar character on TV's "Battlestar Galactica"
• Gaius Helen Mohiam female character in Frank Herbert's "Dune"
• Gaius character TV's "Merlin"
• Gaius a candy,obsessed thief in video game "Fire Emblem Awakening"
• Gaius Sextus Gaius Septimus, and Gaius Octavian aka Tavi, Codex Alera
• Gaius Maro character in video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"
• General Gaius a character in video game "Dust: An Elysian Tail"
• Gaius Van Baelsar character in video game "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn"
• King Gaius a character in video game "Tales of Xillia"
• Gaius a blacksmith in video game "Rune Factory 3"
• Gaius a character in video game "Tears to Tiara"
• Gaius one of the 16 colossi in video game "Shadow of the Colossus"