Gajusz
Just 15 living Poles carry it, all of them men: most people here will never meet a Gajusz. The root is Latin, tied to the idea of a child who gladdens his parents.
Gajusz Pronunciation
Gajusz is pronounced GAH-yoosh (/ˈgajuʂ/).
What Gajusz means
Where Gajusz comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Gajusz comes from the Latin Gaius, one of the oldest Roman first names. Its meaning was long debated. Some scholars link it to the verb gaudeo, "I rejoice," and read the name as the one who gladdens his parents. That sense of rejoicing is a later reading, attached to a name whose earliest roots may be Etruscan. The joy came to the name. It did not start there.
Rome wrote Gaius as a single letter, C. The abbreviation kept an old sound, since C once stood for a hard g. Behind that letter stood emperors and ordinary men.
In Poland the name found a Christian patron. Saint Gajusz, a third-century pope and martyr, gives the name its imieniny on 22 April. A boy named Gajusz on a school register today stands in a very long line.
The Polish gloss is plain: cieszący rodziców. To rejoice.
When Gajusz celebrates name day
Gajusz appears 5 times in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 28 February.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Gajusz
1 in 1423079 men in Poland is named Gajusz. 15 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #12020 among male names.
Gajusz's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Gajusz as a middle name
Gajusz is a first name for 15 men in Poland and a middle name for another 5, a 75/25 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 4719th, between Fulvio (5) and Galal (5).
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#4717 Freeman5
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#4718 Fulvio5
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#4719 Gajusz5
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#4720 Galal5
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#4721 Gauthier5