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): /ək.ˈteɪ.viə/

Proper noun

Octavia

A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.
- c. 1606–1607, 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.
(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)

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