All over the world, Gaius (Gaius 
, Гай 
, גאיוס 
, and others...) is quite a common mostly masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The forename Gaius is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a rare masculine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Also, Gaius is the last name as well as the forename.
Gaius is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Gaius | Nigeria, United States, Papua New Guinea, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Гай | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
| גאיוס | Israel |
Gaius is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gaius Helen Mohiam , the fictional character, Dune series; Gaius Julius Caesar , the character in the Rome TV series; Gaius of Corinth , the Corinthian baptized by Paul, according to 1 Corinthians 1:14, Epistle to the Romans; Gaius Octavian , the fictional character in the TV series "Rome" and Gaius Cassius Longinus , the character from Rome, and in many other works.
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gaius iulius caesar augustus germanicus third Roman emperor (AD 12-41) (r. AD 37-41), IT (b. 12) |
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gaius largennius Roman legionnary, IT (b. 13) |
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gaius caesar eldest son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, Emperor Augustus' only daughter, also adopted by Augustus as his own child, TR (b. 20) |
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gaius julius civilis leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69 AD (b. 25) |
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gaius antistius vetus Roman senator (b. 40) |
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gaius proculeius friend of emperor Augustus (b. 50) |
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gaius minucius fundanus suffect consul 107 AD (b. 50) |
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gaius marcius censorinus Roman consul in 8 BC (b. 50) |
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| gaius vitorius hosidius geta Roman priest (b. 1) |
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| gaius dillius aponianus Roman soldier from Hispania (b. 1) |
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| gaius claudius severus Late 1st/early 2nd century Roman senator, magistrate, consul and governor (b. 1) |
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| gaius julius severus 2nd century Roman senator, consul and proconsul of Asia (b. 1) |
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| gaius cassius longinus Roman consul 30 AD (b. 5) |
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| gaius stertinius xenophon Roman physician, GR (b. 10) |
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| gaius julius caesar germanicus major Julio-Claudian prince, son of Germanicus and Agrippina (b. 11) |
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