The baby name Septima is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced SEP-tee-ma (/sɛpˈtiːmə/).
Septima is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Septima is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced SEP-tee-ma (/sɛpˈtiːmə/).
Septima is Latin in Origin.
Septima derives from the Latin ordinal septimus/septima, “seventh.” In ancient Rome it functioned as a feminine given name and cognomen signaling a seventh-born daughter or a child connected with September - then the seventh month of the early Roman calendar. The meaning remains transparent across Romance languages, where the word still denotes the number seven in ordinal form, giving the name a learned, classical aura.
Usage beyond antiquity is sporadic but persistent: it appears in early modern parish registers under classicizing influences and saw limited revival in the 18th–19th centuries in Britain and the United States. A notable bearer is educator and civil-rights leader Septima Poinsette Clark (1898–1987). Variants include Séptima (Spanish), Sétima (Portuguese), and Settima (Italian); related forms are Septimia (Latin/Roman family name) and the masculine Septimus, Séptimo/Sétimo/Settimo. Informal nicknames can be Tima. The core meaning is “the seventh.”
Septima barely registers. Across 8 countries, we found just 14 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
Septima is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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