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octavia

/əkˈteɪ.vi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
oc-tavia
IPA
/əkˈteɪ.vi.ə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.

name

598 Octavia, a minor planet orbiting around the Sun.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Rhymes With

scandinavia batavia pavia moldavia saravia bonavia hevia flavia moravia belgravia

Questions

How do you pronounce octavia?
The recorded pronunciation is /əkˈteɪ.vi.ə/.
What does octavia mean?
A female given name from Latin, in quiet use since the Middle Ages.
Where does octavia come from?
From Latin Octāvia, feminine form of the gens name Octāvius, from octavus (“the eighth”).

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