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View Name: Octavia


OCTAVIA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
PRONOUNCED: ahk-TAYV-ee-ə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Feminine form of OCTAVIUS. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony and the sister of Roman emperor Augustus. In 19th-century England it was sometimes given to the eighth-born child.
Related Names
MASCULINE FORMS: Octavio (Spanish), Octavius (Ancient Roman)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Ottavia (Italian), Octávia (Portuguese), Otávia (Portuguese (Brazilian))
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OCTÁVIA


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