Gaius (/ˈɡaɪəs/) is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, and was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is Gaia. The...

Gaius, sometimes spelled Gajus, Kaius, Cajus, Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen). Gaius (jurist) (fl. 130–180), Roman jurist Gaius...

The praenomen (Classical Latin: [prae̯ˈnoːmɛn]; plural: praenomina) was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed...

is somewhat different from the modern English form. Gaius, Iulius, and Caesar are Caesar's praenomen, nomen, and cognomen, respectively. In modern English...

periods of Roman history, Marcus was the third-most popular praenomen, trailing only Lucius and Gaius. Although many prominent families did not use it, it was...

dictator Gaius Julius Caesar adopted his grandnephew, Gaius Octavius, who became known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Apart from the praenomen, the filiation...

Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius and somewhat more than Marcus. Although a number of prominent...

family to obtain the consulship was Gaius Julius Iulus in 489 BC. The gens is perhaps best known, however, for Gaius Julius Caesar, the dictator and grand...

the gens Fannia. His father and grandfather both bore the praenomen Gaius. His nephew was Gaius Fannius, consul in 122 BC. Strabo served as praetor in 164...

not along with his full name, which was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Caligula's praenomen was Gaius, his nomen Julius, his cognomen Caesar...