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GAIUS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Roman

Pronounced: GIE-us (English)   [key]

Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of Etruscan origin, meaning unknown. This was a common Roman name, the most famous bearers being Gaius Julius Caesar, the great leader of the Roman Republic, and his adopted son Gaius Octavius (later known as Augustus), the first Roman emperor.
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