Octavia

See also: octavia and Octàvia

English

Etymology

From Latin Octāvia, feminine form of the gens name Octāvius, from octavus (“the eighth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əkˈteɪ.vi.ə/
• Rhymes: -eɪviə

Proper noun

Octavia

1. A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.
   • c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
     : Act II, Scene II:

     If beauty, wisdom, modesty can settle
     The heart of Antony, Octavia is
     A blessed lottery to him.

2. (astronomy) 598 Octavia, a minor planet orbiting around the Sun.

Translations

female given name

• Catalan: Octàvia f
• French: Octavie (fr) f
• Italian: Ottavia (it)
• Marathi: ऑक्टेव्हिया f (ŏkṭevhiyā)