A female given name, or historically a book or pamphlet size referring to a sheet folded into eight leaves.
From Latin 'octavus' meaning eighth, as the name refers to the eighth child or derives from a Roman family name. In printing, 'octavo' books were folded to create eight leaves from one sheet.
Octavia was the sister of Emperor Augustus of Rome, and she was so respected that she became the first woman to appear on Roman coins—so if you know an Octavia, she shares a name with one of ancient Rome's most powerful women.
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