Meaning: (Eighth, Eighth Child, Feminine form of Octavius. A clan name of Roman emperors used often in Victorian times. 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.)
Origin: (Latin, Italian)
Pronunciation: (ock-TAHV-yah, ock-TAY-vee-ah, ahk-TAY-vee-ə, Go to this site and run your cursor over Octavia to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=octavia&submit=Submit)
Gender: Female
I read this name on Yahoo Answers and I really came to like it. I think I like the sound of the name the best followed by the look of it. It is a name that can be used in modern times and in a Historical Fiction as it is a name from the Roman times. It is a unique but not strange name.
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