Octavia

I stumbled across this name when watching a Roman documentary. I have to say the Roman's had some great choices in names. Octavia Minor was the sister of the first Roman Emperor Augustus (also known as Octavian). She was also the wife of Mark Antony.

Octavia, of Latin origins, of course means eight and was often given to the eighth child of a family during the Victorian Era in England. It is the feminine version of Octavius.

This name is feminine and I believe quite stately. A strong name which should not be used lightly. I think I could see this name used in a family with Petrova's or Edwards, perhaps even used with a Darion (a favourite of mine lately).

Variants or similar names to Octavia include Octaviana, Octavianne, Octavie, Octiana, Octoviana, Ottavia, Tavia, Tavie and Tavy.

In my opinion I'm not to fond of the nicknames of Tavie or Oct. Tavia is not bad as they go. Hope your also keen on the name. Let me know your thoughts!

Octavia

Number Names

In a recent post the name Primo was suggested as a name for your first child. Now while I'm suggesting that it wouldn't be the best idea to called your second child Secondo, I thought that it would be a fun to suggest a number of number names.

1. Primo - First born in Italian


2. Banji - 2nd born of Twins in African

3. Tripp - yes this is Sarah Palin's grandson but it is a credible name. Meaning the 3rd it originally was a nickname given to those with the suffix III in America. Either love it or hate it. I think I might sit on the fence with this one.

4. Arbela - An English name meaning four Gods.


5. Quentin - 5th in Latin


6. Jackopa - Six in native American. I imagine that would be seen as a variant of Jack.


7. Nana - Japanese name meaning 7 also meaning different in Indian.

8. Octavia -8th in Latin


9. Isaiah - Okay so this has no significant 'nine' meaning but it was the 9th born child of the famous Octuplet mom Nadiya Suleman.

10. Decima - The 10th in Latin