Caius

[ key-uh s ]

/ ˈkeɪ əs /

noun

Saint,died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.

Also Gaius.

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Examples from the Web for caius

He entered Caius College, Cambridge, where he took his degrees as senior wrangler in 1808.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851|Various
There was something in the mechanical repetition of what his wife had said that made Caius suspect.
The Mermaid|Lily Dougall
Caius brought the horses to the trough in pairs, each with a hempen halter.
The Mermaid|Lily Dougall
So Caius came out in a solemn manner, and offered sacrifice to Augustus Caesar, in whose honor indeed these shows were celebrated.
The Antiquities of the Jews|Flavius Josephus

Empirical science at Cambridge dates from Linacre and Caius.
Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

British Dictionary definitions for caius

Caius

/ (ˈkaɪəs) /

noun

same as Gaius

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Word Origin and History for caius

Caius

variant of Gaius, common Roman praenomen. Both forms have the abbreviation C., and the confusion reflects the early Roman uncertainty about the use of gamma (see C).