Octawia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Octawia

What is the meaning of the name Octawia ?

The baby name Octawia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ɒkˈteɪviə/ (ok-TAY-vee-uh); Polish: /ɔkˈtavja/ (ok-TAHV-ya).

Octawia is Latin in Origin.

Octawia is a rare modern spelling of the Latin-rooted name Octavia, found in Poland and neighboring regions alongside the standard Polish form Oktawia. The name goes back to the Roman family name Octavia, derived from Latin octavus “eighth,” once marking an eighth-born child or one associated with the eighth month.

In classical Rome it belonged to the influential gens Octavia; its most famous bearer, Octavia Minor - sister of Emperor Augustus and wife of Mark Antony - helped cement the name’s prestige. European classical revivals restored Octavia and its local forms in the Renaissance and, more broadly, the 19th–20th centuries, with modern visibility furthered by author Octavia E. Butler. Variants include Octavia (English, Spanish, Romanian), Ottavia (Italian), Octávia (Portuguese), Octavie (French), Oktavie (Czech), Oktavia (Slovak, Hungarian), and Polish Oktawia; masculine counterparts are Octavian and Octavius (Polish Oktawian).

⚙ Octawia is exceptionally rare. There are only 2 recorded uses on record, spread over 2 countries.