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.

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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

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"