Quick 'Caius' Question

Boy Names
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See the results of this poll: Do you association the name Caius with the Caesar family?

Respondents: 68 (This poll is closed)

  • Yes, very strongly : 8 (12%)
  • Yes, but it’s not a strong association : 8 (12%)
  • Not really, I associate it as an old Roman name, but not specifically with that family : 40 (59%)
  • No, no association with Caesar family in my mind at all: 12 (18%)
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Yes I do, well [name]Gaius[/name] anyway, and since it’s the same name I guess I do. I know Caligula was a pretty bad seed (like a really really really bad seed), but I like [name]Augustus[/name], Tacitus and Gracchus, and [name]Julius[/name] [name]Caesar[/name] wasn’t all bad, he did some great things (besides I rather picture him as [name]Ciar[/name]án Hinds after I saw [name]Rome[/name]).
There’s a sculpture in [name]Soho[/name] of [name]Charles[/name] II made by [name]Caius[/name] Cibbler or something. First name definitely [name]Caius[/name], I remember I thought it was pretty cool.

I think it’s a great name. You can’t let one (or however many) bad dude destroy the name.

3

No, just reminds me of [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s [name]Titus[/name] Andronicus . =)

4

Yes, but it also reminds me of BBCs [name]Merlin[/name] and I love it for that reason. (:

5

Thanks for the responses everyone!
[name]Glad[/name] to see most people don’t associate it to [name]Ceasar[/name]'s fam quite as strongly as I do.

@[name]Ottilie[/name]- Yeah, I agree I shouldn’t let a few bad seeds destroy a good name, but when it’s a couple of world leaders (even if ancient) it just seems to exacerbate the depth of the negative association, in my mind at least. Perhaps just something I have to get over.

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SO I saw the title and thought, “[name]Caius[/name], how cool!” then I read the rest of your post and thought oh yeah! Which is really funny since I have degrees in history and archaeology and spent a great deal of time studying [name]Rome[/name], Latin and [name]Roman[/name] [name]Britain[/name]! Still, I only thought about how interesting it would be to meet a [name]Caius[/name].

8

I don’t at all.

9

I do see a connection with [name]Caius[/name] and the [name]Caesar[/name] family but I don’t think that fact overwhelms the name at all. For me, the association wouldn’t be strong enough to exclude it from contention. I think it’s a fine name.

10

Alright, thanks all, I’m getting pretty convinced I don’t need to let them [name]Caesar[/name]'s be a barrier. Appreciate the input…