Octavian

Latin
"eighth"

Octavian Origin and Meaning

The name Octavian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "eighth".

With the rise of ancient Roman names, Octavian suddenly seem plausible again. A variation of Octavius and relative of the more modern Octavio, it's an equally attractive member of the trio.

Octavian Popularity

Famous People Named Octavian

  • Octavian aka Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus aka Augustus
    Roman Emperor
  • Octavian Goga
    Prime Minister of Romania
  • Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu
    Romanian magazine publisher, writer and politician
  • Octavian Smigelschi
    Austro,Hungarian painter
  • Octavian Ioan Atanase Bellu
    Romanian gymnastics coach
  • Octavian Paler
    Romanian journalist and activist
  • Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger (b. 2017)
    son of singer Mick Jagger and ballerina Melanie Hamrick

Octavian in Pop Culture

  • Octavian
    character in the Heroes of Olympus series
  • Octavian
    character from Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra"
  • Octavian "Tavvy" Blackthorn
    character from Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" series
  • Octavian
    title character in Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier
  • Octavian
    character in Nintendo's "Animal Crossing" series

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