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The name Gaius is | [[File:Retrato de Julio César (26724093101) (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|Probably the most famous bearer of the name: Gaius Julius Caesar]] | ||
The Roman first name Gaius is, despite the common misspelling "Gajus", trisyllabic. In numerous poems by the Roman poet Martial, we see that the name cannot be two-syllable for metrical reasons. Presumably, the name is a contraction of the name Gavius. | |||
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The Roman first name Gaius is, despite the common misspelling "Gajus", trisyllabic. In numerous poems by the Roman poet Martial, we see that the name cannot be two-syllable for metrical reasons. Presumably, the name is a contraction of the name Gavius.
Source:
- "Gaius". In: Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press