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GAIUS

1. Does having "gai" in it make it unusable, even though it's not prounounced like Gaylord or Galen?

2. Will it surge in popularity because of Battlestar Galactica, even though the character is so unsavory? Will anyone care or know that it was also Julius Caesar's first name?

3. In terms of its Latin origin, this is really the same name as Caius. Which do you like?

4. WDYT of the name?

My opinion: I love the sound and the idea of this name, but I don't think I'd be able to shake how pretentious it seems.

Comments

[thepastperfect]

I think the "gai" (even not pronounced like gay) combined with the pretension factor makes me unlikely to use it. I don't watch Battlestar Galactica, so I would never make that connection if people didn't point it out. Depending on the character, it could go either way - make it more commonplace or make people say, "Oh, like on that TV show?"

I hope most adults and young adults would know how to pronounce it, but I have bad visions of a kindergarten class looking at the spelling of his name and mangling it.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

... or saying "Gay-us" on purpose to be mean.