Template:Random Latin fact/Gaius
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