Octavius

See also: octavius

English

Etymology

From Latin Octāvius (“Roman praenomen and nomen”), from octavius (“eighth”), probably initially in reference the child's birth order or the month of their birth in the Roman calendar.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɒkˈteɪvɪəs/

Proper noun

Octavius

  1. (uncommon) A male given name from Latin.

Usage notes

When Gaius Octavius or its derivative Octavian is distinguished from the title Augustus in reference to the Roman emperor Augustus, it is typically used to discuss the early period of his life before the formal granting of the title by the Roman Senate in 27 BC.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw
Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓwos
Proto-Italic *oktāwos
Latin octāvus
Latin -ius
Latin Octāvius

    From octāvus (“eighth”) + -ius.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Octāvius m sg (genitive Octāviī or Octāvī); second declension

    1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
      1. Augustus, the first Roman emperor

    Declension

    Second-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Octāvius
    genitive Octāviī
    Octāvī1
    dative Octāviō
    accusative Octāvium
    ablative Octāviō
    vocative Octāvī

    1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: Octavi
    • → French: Octave
    • → Italian: Ottavio
    • → Portuguese: Otávio
    • → Romanian: Octav
    • → Sicilian: Uttavi
    • → Spanish: Octavio

    See also

    Roman praenomina: praenominaedit

    References

    • “Octavius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “Octavius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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