Octavia Vs Saskia

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Hi lovely MN,
My husband likes Octavia and I like Saskia.

We like the unusual aspect of these 2 names. Both work well with our surname (by the way we are not posh at all )
Just curious to know which out of the two you'd pick?

Octavia

On first thoughts, I prefer Saskia. I love how it looks written down and for some reason it makes me think of fluffy snow boots But a previous poster said Tavi as a nn for Octavia, and it sounds good.

Saskia

I much prefer Saskia. The first thing I thought when I read Octavia was a car sorry!

I love both but Saskia was top of my list for a girl so that wins my vote!

Saskia. Very Sloaney but I really don't like Octavia at all.

I prefer Saskia

Why do people choose beautiful names but then think what the nn will be, why have a nn

Octavia

I had the misfortune to know a man named the male diminutive of Octavia who referred to his penis as Tavi Jr NOT ENVY! Awful man for a number of reasons though..

We have a Saskia :) named after an older one we’ve known.
Obviously totally biased but it’s a lovely name. It was also the name of Rembrandt’s wife :)

Saskia

They are both fabulous names. I suggested both of them for our daughter but DP wasn’t so keen.

I was reading a story to my DD last week, in which there was a character named Octavia. Every time I read it out, it was such a treat. It sounds so beautiful, and feels lovely to say. So elegant. Yes, it does sound rather posh - wonderfully posh! Women named Octavia don’t care about the car association, because they’re much too posh to have heard of that make of vehicle.

Saskia is pleasingly posh, too, but has a slightly more mischievous feel to it, I think. It sounds like the name of an intelligent woman.

I’m not sure which I prefer. Either way, you can’t go wrong. Fabulous choices!

Saskia

I love both names. As the full name I would choose Saskia, though with the delightful Tavi nn I really like Octavia.

I love Octavia! I like Tay as a nickname, or Vee/Vivi. I think you could get away with those.

Saskia is nice too

Both dreadful! Sloaney pony names.

We've just named our DD born on the 8th Octavia!
The feedback on this thread is really interesting but we're still in love with her name.
We love the Roman connotations as Rome is our favourite city. I had no idea about the car and only one person mentioned it, it doesn't bother me as I figured Clio, Elise and lots of other names are cars.
Her name has been well received so far. We've taken to calling her Taya or Tava for short.
Saskia is also nice so don't think you can go wrong with either!

Definitely Saskia, not keen on Octavia

Saskia if pronounced correctly. Otherwise Octavia.

@BlackLambAndGreyFalcoln

What’s the correct pronunciation? Im trying to imagine a different way to say it and can’t but I’m crap at languages so it’s probably me

Definitely not Octavia although they are a great car. I loved mine, it’s not a name I would choose for my child. I like Saskia though & you don’t hear it often

I used to work with a woman with twins called Ophelia and Octavia
I personally prefer Saskia

But all 3 are nice

Saskia is better, but I don't like either. Octavia is very posh and I just don't like the sound of it. Saskia is very frilly and as pp mentioned, sounds quite 'sloaney'. Other names which you might like:

Ophelia
Isolde
Anoushka
Aurelia
Alexandra
Antonia

Saskia. X