# Octavia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əkˈteɪ.vi.ə/ · frequency rank #27,950

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.
2. 598 Octavia, a minor planet orbiting around the Sun.

## Etymology
From Latin Octāvia, feminine form of the gens name Octāvius, from octavus (“the eighth”).

## Easily confused with
- **Octavian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/octavia-vs-octavian)
- **octave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/octave-vs-octavia)
- **Oceania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oceania-vs-octavia)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cotavia`, `ocatvia`, `occtavia`, `octaiva`, `octavai`, `octavvia`, `octtavia`, `octvaia`, `otcavia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/octavia