| The boy name Octavius [ 4 syll. oc-ta-viu(s), oct-avi-us ] is pronounced as aaKTEYViyahS KEY. Octavius is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and its origin is Latin. Developed from the element 'octavus' meaning eighth. Octavius (Latin) and Octavus (Latin) are original forms of Octavius. The first name is derived from the Roman family name, which is itself from the Roman nickname 'Octavus' from the Latin element 'octavus'. The name is known from Emperor Augustus (63BC-14AD), who was born Gaius Octavius Thurinus. The name was commonly given in the Victorian era to an eighth child in a large family; although modern use does not necessarily allude to the custom, the association may have diminished its popularity as families became smaller. The name saw a brief revival in the 19th century. The name Octavia (English and German) is the female version of Octavius. Octavian (English and German), Octavio (Italian and Spanish), Ottaviano (Italian), and Ottavio (Italian) are variants of Octavius. Octavius is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1991, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Octavius. It ranked at #949 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is currently of irregular use. In 2007, within the group of boy names directly linked to Octavius, Octavio (Italian and Spanish) was the most widely used. KEY: Pronunciation for Octavius: 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)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"
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