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[edit] Your addition to List of unusual personal names

The reason I reverted your addition of Caius Julius Caesar to List of unusual personal names can be found in the introduction to the article. That introduction says: "The following is a list of people who have received media attention because of their name, or are otherwise widely recognized as having names that are unusual." Your reference demonstrated that this man exists and is notable, but it did not demonstrate that he has received media attention because of his name, or is otherwise widely recognized as having a names that is unusual. It is important that additions to this article fulfill that test; otherwise the article fills up with names that some Wikipedia contributor thinks are funny, but are not otherwise widely regarded as unusual. Additionally, your addition said something about the origin of his name, but the cited reference did not discuss his name. If you have a reference documenting media attention to Mr. Caesar's unusual name and explaining the origin of the name, please add the listing and the reference. (Additionally, note that en.wikipedia.org generally prefers references in English.) --Orlady (talk) 02:30, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

References in German are OK with me, but I can't speak for anyone else. --Orlady (talk) 13:04, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
On "origin of his name," I meant "how did he get this name and why?" (For example: Was Caesar a family name or did his parents change the family name to Caesar? Did his parents give him the name Caius Caesar or did he change his name?) Also, your edit said he was "named after the famous roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar." That is apparent from the name, but it would be nice if there were a reliable source saying that. --Orlady (talk) 14:49, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Wow, I find it mind-boggling that there are three generations of Caius Julius Caesar (your comment on my talk page says he actually is "Caius Julius Caesar II.", with with father being the first (his son is the third)). My own family has included men (now deceased) named "Gaius" and "Julius," so those parts of the name do not necessarily seem unusual, but these men did not have a family name of "Caesar." --Orlady (talk) 02:54, 9 January 2008 (UTC)