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in reply to a message by Hannah Ruth
I'm surprised you think Gaius will get teased less than Gaelan-- the 'gay' in Gaius is more prominent, largely because of the common joke of adding 'us' to the end of every word for faux Latin (the show I'm in features a fake dentist calling his tools things like tongulus depressicus and drillus maximus). Also because of this, I can see him getting called Gaius Maximus a lot.
However, the pronunciation doesn't exactly have a 'gay' in (GIE-us, not GAY-us), so if the kids aren't looking for ways to tease him, they might not notice the 'gay' at all.
If it's a middle name, all of this is of course a non-issue.
I like it...but only for a middle name, because it sounds rather overblown. I just can't imagine calling a four year old with mud on his face Gaius.
However, the pronunciation doesn't exactly have a 'gay' in (GIE-us, not GAY-us), so if the kids aren't looking for ways to tease him, they might not notice the 'gay' at all.
If it's a middle name, all of this is of course a non-issue.
I like it...but only for a middle name, because it sounds rather overblown. I just can't imagine calling a four year old with mud on his face Gaius.
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Yes, it would be pronounced 'GUY-us'
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I know, but seventh grade boys would still see 'gay' in it, partially because seventh grade boys see 'gay' in everything and partially because some teachers would read it wrong and ask for "Surname, GAY-us? Is GAY-us here?" when they called role.
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