Latin origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “eighth”
Borrowed from Latin Octāvius.
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- Wiktionary: OctavCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wikipedia (it): OttavioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16
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“eighth”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Octav is a masculine given name documented in Romanian. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Octāvius. It is a form of Octāvius, for which Italian Wikipedia gives the meaning “eighth”.
Meaning: “eighth”
Borrowed from Latin Octāvius.
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Romanian artist (1872-1944)
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