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Gaius.

a masculine praenomen, in particular

5 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈɡaː.i.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡaː.i.us][ˈɡaj.jʊs]Late-Latin, common, variant

  1. a masculine praenomen, in particular

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    Qui totus servatus est in Gaiorum et Quintorum laterculis.

  2. a masculine praenomen, in particular: Gaius (an eminent jurist who lived in the second century A.D.)

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  3. a masculine praenomen, in particular: Caligula, the emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

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Where this word comes from

For Gāvius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *geh₂w- (“to rejoice”). Cognate with gaudeō, gaudium. Cognate with Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌄 (cae).

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