Caius is a masculine given name and a surname. It is also an alternate spelling of the Latin prenom

Gaius Gaius, sometimes spelled ''Gajus'', Kaius, Cajus, Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen). People *Gaius (jurist) (), Roman jurist *Gaius Acilius *Gaius Antonius *Gaius Antonius Hybrida *Gaius Asinius Gallus *Gaius Asinius Pol ...

(and verso). G and C are not exclusive in

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

and the correct pronunciation is debatable. It is most commonly pronounced by native English speakers. Caius may refer to:

People

Given name

Ancient world

Pope Caius Pope Caius (died 22 April 296), also called Gaius, was the bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296. Little information on Caius is available except that given by the '' Liber Pontificalis'', which relies on a legendary account of ...

(died 296), Bishop of Rome and martyr *

Caius (bishop of Milan) Caius (or ''Gaius'', it, Caio) was Bishop of Milan in early 3rd-century. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is on September 27. Life Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Caius, except tha ...

, bishop of Milan in the early 3rd-century, saint *

Caius (presbyter) Caius, Presbyter of Rome (also known as ''Gaius'') was a Christian author who lived and wrote towards the beginning of the 3rd century The 3rd century was the period from 201 ( CCI) to 300 (CCC) Anno Domini (AD) or Common Era (CE) in the J ...

, early 3rd century Christian writer *

Caius Largennius Caius Largennius (died c. AD 50) was a legionary of the Legio II Augusta. A scion of the gens Fabia, he was born in Lucca and stationed in Argentoratum. His funerary stele, discovered in 1878 in the Strasbourg district of Koenigshoffen, has bee ...

(died c. 50), Roman legionary

Modern era

Caius of Korea Caius of Korea (1571 in Korea – 15 November 1624 in Nagasaki, Japan) is the 128th of the 205 Catholic Martyrs of Japan beatified by Pope Pius IX on 7 July 1867, after he had canonized the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan five years before o ...

(1571–1624), Catholic missionary, one of the

Martyrs of Japan The were Christian missionaries and followers who were persecuted and executed, mostly during the Tokugawa shogunate period in the 17th century. More than 400 martyrs of Japan have been recognized with beatification by the Catholic Church, and 42 ...

Caius Brediceanu Caius Brediceanu (April 25, 1879–1953) was a Romanian politician and diplomat. Biography Caius Brediceanu was born in Lugoj, the second son of Coriolan Brediceanu. He started his studies in Lugoj, continuing them in the German gymnasium in Sebe ...

(1879–1953), Romanian politician and diplomat *

Caius Gabriel Cibber Caius Gabriel Cibber (1630–1700) was a Danish sculptor, who enjoyed great success in England, and was the father of the actor, author and poet laureate Colley Cibber. He was appointed "carver to the king's closet" by William III. Biograph ...

(1630–1700), Danish sculptor *

Caius Iacob Caius Iacob (March 29, 1912 – February 6, 1992) was a Romanian mathematician, professor at the University of Bucharest, and titular member of the Romanian Academy. After the fall of communism in 1989, he was elected to the Senate of Romania. B ...

(1912–1992), Romanian mathematician and politician *

Caius Lungu Caius Adrian Lungu (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a right back for Ripensia Timișoara. The first match in the Liga I was played for Voința Sibiu against Astra Ploiești. In his career, Lungu also played for teams su ...

(born 1989), Romanian footballer *

Caius Novac Caius Novac (born 17 August 1921, date of death unknown) was a Romanian football defender. On 21 November 1948 he played in the first ever CSCA București – Dinamo București derby. International career Novac made one appearance at interna ...

(1821–?), Romanian footballer * Caius Welcker (1885–1939), Dutch footballer

Surname

John Caius the Elder John Caius or Kay, sometimes called the elder, (fl. 1480), was an English poet. Kay was the English translator of the ''Siege of Rhodes'', an account of the unsuccessful Ottoman assault on Rhodes in 1480. The original Latin text ''Obsidionis Rhod ...

(), English poet *

John Caius John Caius (born John Kays ; 6 October 1510 – 29 July 1573), also known as Johannes Caius and Ioannes Caius, was an English physician, and second founder of the present Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Biography Early years Caius was ...

(1510–1573), English physician and second founder of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge *

Thomas Caius Thomas Caius (aka Thomas Key, died in Oxford, May 1572) was an Oxford academic and administrator. He was Fellow and Master of University College, Oxford. Caius was Registrar of the University of Oxford from 1535 to 1552. He was rejected as Mast ...

(died 1572), English academic and administrator, Fellow and Master of University College, Oxford

Fictional characters

In Shakespeare's plays

*Caius, in the play ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...

'', the name that the Earl of Kent takes when in disguise *Caius, the protagonist in ''

Coriolanus ''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same ye ...

'' *Caius Lucius, Roman ambassador and later general in ''

Cymbeline ''Cymbeline'' , also known as ''The Tragedie of Cymbeline'' or ''Cymbeline, King of Britain'', is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain () and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concerning the early Celti ...

'' *Doctor Caius, a French doctor in ''

The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...

'' *Caius, a casual nomer used in Camus’ play “Caligula” to refer to the tyrannical emperor of the same name.

Other

*Caius, in ''

Sir John in Love ''Sir John in Love'' is an opera in four acts by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The libretto, by the composer himself, is based on Shakespeare's ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' and supplemented with texts by Philip Sidney, Thomas Mi ...

'', a 1929 English opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on Shakespeare's ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' *Caius, in the book ''

The Skystone ''The Skystone'' is a historical fiction novel written by Jack Whyte, which was first published in 1992. The story is told by a Roman Officer called Publius Varrus, who is an expert blacksmith as well as a soldier. In the early fifth century, a ...

'' by Jack Whyte *Caius, in the ''

Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this ...

'' series by Stephenie Meyer *Caius Ballad, the main antagonist in the video game ''

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released in 2011 in Japan and 2012 in North America and PAL regions, and was ported to Microsoft Windows in 2014 and iOS and Andro ...

'' *Caius Cosades, Grand Spymaster of the Blades in the video game '' The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'' *Caius, in the 1960 film ''

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

'', played by John Hoyt *Caius Lao Vistaille, one of the protagonists in the

manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ...

(and later

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

based on it) ''

The Titan's Bride is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the artist Itkz. It has been serialized in the web manga magazine ''Screamo'' since 2019, and has been collected into two ''tankōbon'' volumes by Suiseisha. The series follows the relatio ...