Octavius

Latin

"eighth"

Octavius Origin and Meaning

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

Octavius, which was at one time used for the eighth child in a family, has the worn leather patina of all the ancient Roman names now up for reconsideration. As a Roman family name, it derives from the uncommon forename Octavus, which designated an eighth son.

The first Roman emperor, Augustus, was called Caius Octavius or Octavian before he took his title. He was the son of Octavius and Atia, the niece of Julius Caesar, who adopted him as his son. He appears under the name Octavius Caesar in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" and "Antony and Cleopatra."

In later lit, Octavius Guy is a character in Wilkie Collins's novel The Moonstone and Octavius Robinson is in George Bernard Shaw's play "Man and Superman," while Octave is the name of the protaganist of a Stendhal novel. And Octavius is the name of an old Roman general in the movie "Night at the Museum."

Attractive foreign versions include Ottavio and Octavio, as in the distinguished Mexican poet Octavio Paz. Octavio is also the name of several saints, including one who lived as a hermit in an elm tree.

Octavius Rank in US Top 1000

# 949 in the US

Octavius Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 970 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Octavius

• 970 Nameberry 2025
• 820 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Octavius

• Gaius Octavius birth name of Augustus, Roman Emperor
• Octavius Valentine Catto American civil rights activist
• Octavius Winslow American Baptist minister
• Octavius Sturges English paediatrician who coined the term "chorea"
• Octavius Brooks Frothingham American clergyman and author
• Octavius Decatur "O. D." Gass American prospector, businessman, and politician
• Octavius Pickard Cambridge, English clergyman and zoologist
• Octavius Ellis American basketball player

The name Octavius in Pop Culture

• Octavius Capp character in The Sims video games
• Octavius "Gus " mouse in Disney's Cinderella
• Octavius character in The Hunger Games series
• Octavius character in film "Night at the Museum"
• Otto Octavius aka Doctor Octopus villain in Marvel's Spider,Man series

International Variations of the name Octavius

• Octave French
• Octavio Spanish
• Tavio Spanish
• Ottavio Italian