Gaius??

[Fairyloo]

What do you think?

I love it

[lchodge]

How is it pronounced?

[TrillianAstra]

Baltar?

[TrillianAstra]

Somewhere between guy-us and g-eye-us.

Emphasis on the ai

[lchodge]

Definitely not for me!

[GooseyLoosey]

Too Roman for me. Don't know why that's a problem for me, but it is.

[MmeLindor.]

No.

No one will know how to pronounce it.

And, sorry, but it is incredibly poncy.

[TopazMortmain]

I would use Caius

[ShowOfHands]

Sossery!

[Oakmaiden]

I love it as a name, but, I mean, realistically - look at it. When he is a teenager the other boys WILL call him GAY-ARSE. They just will.

[NotADudeExactly]

I was told anything Roman or Greek was trying too hard a while ago, though frankly I disagree, so that part is fine IMHO.

Middle name Julius?

[TrillianAstra]

So... really... <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tm5cJzWrqA/TeKC7cRgK2I/AAAAAAAABt4/D1OX_mP84Nc/s1600/GaiusBaltar.jpg&imgrefurl=www.alienrobotzombies.com/p/icons-of-douchebaggery.html&h=220&w=220&sz=9&tbnid=J_TsmEN9OsCz0M:&tbnh=96&tbnw=96&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgaius%2Bbaltar%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=gaius+baltar&docid=K5SMigwSi_4h8M&sa=X&ei=dRt3TqKkGKnH0QW-qdyXCA&ved=0CE8Q9QEwCA&dur=814" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">this is who you're thinking of, isn't it?

[sfxmum]

Trillian beat me to it

[Fairyloo]

Pronounced guy us

[MmeLindor.]

NotaDude
Julius, Maximilian, Cassandra - there are plenty of Roman/Greek names that are lovely and not at all poncy.

But Gaius is a step too far, imo.

[NotADudeExactly]

Okay, I'll have to add the qualification that I have decent Latin and at least some Greek. I consider it a hobby.

You might not want to consider my views on the subject average. I am planning on calling my daughter Persephone unless MN can talk some sense into me. :o

[Rhubarbgarden]

I rather like it, but it is ponce-tastic.

[pinkytheshrinky]

Great name, absolutely fantastic

[pixiestix]

Oh god no. The poor little sod will have the piss RIPPED out of him.
No. Non. Absolutely not. No.

[MmeLindor.]

Eek, what happened here? Did it get all contentious?

[TrillianAstra]

Message deleted by Mumsnet.

(not really, just getting into the game)

[tryingtoleave]

Guess we all said the same thing - the obvious response. I did mean it tongue in cheek ... Maybe i should have used an emoticon.

[Stormwater]

Heehee, don't think I said anything Oakmaiden didn't, not sure why one is worse than another. But I guess you get the idea, OP!