MEANING & HISTORY
What does Octavius mean?
Octavius is a Roman family name connected with Latin octavus, eighth. The dictionary records the Roman gens, and the consulted editorial account checks the number-word relationship against Latin references.
Although ordinal names can invite birth-order stories, a modern Octavius is not thereby proved to be an eighth child. The family-name history is the relevant linguistic account, distinct from a family's later commemorative choice or affection for a historical figure.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Latin Octāvius, name of a Roman gens.
A male given name from Latin, in occasional use.
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Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Octavius in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Octavius
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Octavio♂Eighth; from Roman Octavius
- Claudius·Roman family name, possibly associated with Latin claudus
- Darius♂Holding firm the good
- Ignatius·Roman name later associated with fire
- Marius·Roman family name, possibly associated with Mars
- Aloysius♂Latinized Aloys, an older Occitan form of Louis
- Julius♂The Roman family name Iulius
What rhymes with Octavius?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Octavius further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wiktionary contributors — Octavius (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — octavius (opens in a new tab)
Consulted editorial entry, not user submissions: Roman family name from Latin octavus eighth; cites Latin dictionary entries.