Gaius. Yay or nay?

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For a boy, pronounced Guy-us.

Classic Greek name and features heavily in the greatest TV show of all time - Battlestar Gallactica.

(had to name change as thus would totally out me IRL)

Loving your responses!

I am genuinely a MASSIVE BSG fan and Gaius is by far my fave charachter.

I'm not that serious about lumbering a child with the name (maybe a middle name), I was more entertainted to see what the MN jury would say and to settle an argument amongst friends

Thanks ladies

Definitely no. Lots of potential for teasing and name calling sadly.

It would make a lovely middle name too. DH saw my first reply, saw the names and went "NO." Such a spoil sport! Haha.

I knew a little boy called Caius. I can't remember where they were from now. They were a very international family. I thought it was a cool name.

No way. What about Caius. I think it's spelt that way anyway. Love Rex what about Silus or Lucas

It's all very well saying that it doesn't matter if your child gets teased.

Well it does - to the child. I have an unusual name and got so sick of being teased about it at school. And , no, it didn't toughen me up, it did the opposite and dented my self confidence because I hated other kids taking the mickey out of me.

I sometimes think that giving your children "out there" names is a big ego trip for the parents and a tad selfish because the parents choose the name they want without any regard to how the child feels.

When they are a baby you can't tell if they will be strong enough to carry it off- I would assume they are not and not start them at a disadvantage.

I thought of Battlestar Galactica.

go for it. he will be of much importance clearly

if you have a girl PLEASE call her Six!!!

Dear god, I feel sorry for any kid named gayus.

Oh, god, please don't.

The BSG character is so fucking annoying and pointless.

How do you pronounce 'Caius'? Is it 'keys' or 'cai-us'? Another no for me.

Just want to say that I love this name! But had to give up for all the reasons mentioned above. Ds1 and ds2 have very sensible names, boo hoo...

showofhands I may have read that in Gaius' voice! As we speak I'm watching Gaius on dvd (season 3) haha.

I Think the name itself is lovely and those who've heard the name know how to pronounce it.

I think people need to brush up their pronunciations of names! Haha.

You shouldn't be put off a name because some can't pronounce it. If that was the case then the Irish are fucked. Excuse my language. No offence intended.

No to gaius (I read it as gay us)
Yes to caius

I think Caius is more usable.

Having said that I like Gaia for a girl so

I just think Gaius from Merlin.

I'd prefer Merlin though.

In fact, I quite like Merlin.

Someone convince me not to choose the name Merlin if I ever have a boy, please?

Oh and Emrys too :)

Biggus Dickus perhaps?

We have a colleague called Gailen. I am ashamed to report to you that the name really brings out the inner 9 year old in my well-spoken, well brought up university educated colleagues. So best to avoid, methinks.

Not a chance. Way too mean.

It may be pronounced gi-us but I too would read gay-us. He will have a lifetime of people calling out gay-us. Unless you just shortened to Guy.

I love it. Caius was the original spelling, which is why e.g. Caesar's name is written C. Julius Caesar (early Latin didn't distinguish between voiced and unvoiced consonants in its orthography).

It's one of the twelve most common Latin praenomina, so you have a whole bunch of famous namesakes to choose from!

Caius is sounding much more promising now

I love it. I would really hope that society would move forwards enough in the 10-11 years before this became the issue that people are making it out to be that gay isn't a derogatory term. On a side note went to school with a Guy and he was never teased for his name so don't see it for this name.