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Gaius

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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.

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Famous People Named Gaius

  • GaiusPaul's host named in Romans 16:23
  • Gaius of Derbe (Acts 20:4)
  • Gaiusrecipient of the apostle John's third epistle
  • (Gaius) Julius CaesarRoman politician who later became the Dictator of Rome
  • Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianusaka Augustus, first Roman Emperor
  • Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicusaka Caligula, Roman Emperor
  • Gaius Julius Caesar (born Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa)adopted son of Augustus
  • Gaius Sempronius GracchusRoman politician known for his reformative laws
  • Gaius Cilnius Maecenasadviser to Augustus
  • Gaius MariusRoman general and consul
  • Gaius Avidius CassiusUsurper of the Roman Empire
  • Gaius Valerius Troucillusinterpreter for Julius Caesar
  • Gaius Valerius FlaccusRoman consul
  • Gaius Antonius HybridaRoman consul
  • Gaius CharlesAmerican actor
  • Gaius Lee DuPreeAmerican actor

Gaius in Pop Culture

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