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Caius

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Caius is a masculine given name and a surname. It is also an alternate spelling of the Latin prenom Gaius (and verso). G and C are not exclusive in Latin and the correct pronunciation is debatable. It is most commonly pronounced /ˈkəs/ by native English speakers.

Caius may refer to:

People

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Given name

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Ancient world

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Modern era

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Surname

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  • Jean Ferdinand Caius (1877–1944), French botanist and naturalist who worked in India
  • John Caius the Elder (fl. 1480), English poet
  • John Caius (1510–1573), English physician and second founder of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
  • Thomas Caius (died 1572), English academic and administrator, Fellow and Master of University College, Oxford

Fictional characters

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In Shakespeare's plays

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  • Caius, in the play King Lear, the name that the Earl of Kent takes when in disguise
  • Caius, the protagonist in Coriolanus
  • Caius Lucius, Roman ambassador and later general in Cymbeline
  • Doctor Caius, a French doctor in The Merry Wives of Windsor
  • Caius, a casual nomer used in Camus’ play “Caligula” to refer to the tyrannical emperor of the same name.

Other

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See also

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