Octavia

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 form 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 name Tertia.

Baby names that sound like Octavia are Octavie and Octaviana.

View a list of the 3 names that reference Octavia.

Popularity of Octavia

Octavia is a very popular first name for women (#1002 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people (1990 U.S. Census).

Displayed below are the baby name popularity trends of the name Octavia compared with its variant forms and related girl baby names. (2012 statistics). View the popularity trend for Octavia only.

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