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 [ 4 syll. oc-ta-via, oct-av-ia ] The girl name Octavia is pronounced aaKTEYViyah KEY. Octavia is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in English and German. Derived from the word octavus which is of the meaning 'eighth'. An older form of the name is Octavias (Latin). The name was borne by Octavia Minor (69-11 BC), the sister of Emperor Augustus who became the fourth wife of Mark Antony, as well as Claudia Octavia (40-62), the first wife of the Emperor Nero. The name was adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. Octavia is the feminine equivalent of the English and German Octavius. Forms of Octavia include the English Latavis, the English Octaviana, the French Octavie, the English Octivia, the German Oktavia, the Polish Oktawja, the Italian Ottavia, the English Tavia, and the English Tavie. Octavia is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1987, 0.024% of baby girls were named Octavia. It had a ranking of #485 then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in frequency since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Within all girl names in its family, Octavia was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Octavia include the English Octivia and the French Octavie. A famous person named Octavia is Author, Octavia Butler, born 22 June 1947 - 24 February 2006, Pasadena, California. KEY: Pronunciation for Octavia: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
