Octavia

Meaning and name origin

Octavia \o-cta-via, oc-tavia\ as a girl's name is pronounced ock-TAHV-yah, ock-TAY-vee-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Octavia is "eighth". Feminine of Octavius. A clan name of Roman emperors used often in Victorian times.

Octavia has 9 variant forms: Octaviana, Octavianne, Octavie, Octiana, Octoviana, Ottavia, Tavia, Tavie and Tavy.

For more information, see also the related girl name Tertia.

Popularity

Octavia is a very popular first name for females (#1002 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people (2000 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Octavia for girls (2015 statistics).

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