Octavia?

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Interested to hear what people think of the name Octavia for a girl please?
Baby is due in August and we also got married in August so the eighth has significance for us, I'm really warming towards it.
I know it is a Skoda 😂 but that doesn't bother me too much!

It makes me think of Octavia Butler, who I love.

It's a lovely name. If I were to have a DD, it would definitely be on the shortlist!

I really like it 🙂.
I'm partial to o heavy names.

I love it but I do think it's quite a brave choice

I love it. It’s so elegant. A grown up name. I’d love a sophisticated name like Octavia. It would suit at all stages of life too. And be really adorable on a little girl.

Lovely

It's a beautiful, elegant name in my opinion.

I like Octavia, less keen on Tavy which is too much like Davy.

Really really like it! My friend's sister is called Octavia and I've always thought it was a great name. Very unusual without being too out there or made up.

Absolutely love it, Octavia is a beautiful name. I understand some people may say it's "posh" but I think it's elegant, feminine (and Shakespearean to boot!). I also like that it has a few nn options - I like Vaya/Vaia, but there is the more obvious Tavi and Taya too.

I'm not keen - it's too heavy and it has a slightly pretentious vibe. I'm normally a fan of strong names that end in -a but this one has never done it for me.

However if I had a child born on 08/08/08 like a previous poster I'd definitely be tempted to use it, in that context it's really cool!

Lovely name. We have a toy octopus that we have named this 😁

Lovely name ☺️

Love it, was on my list, I have a big affinity with the number 8!

As in Skoda Octavia?! People will think you've named your child after a flipping car....

It doesn't flow very nicely to my ears. I don't like it atall

Always loved it!

@RuledbyASD

As in Skoda Octavia?! People will think you've named your child after a flipping car....

@RuledbyASD yes just like Cleo, Kia and Elise 🙄 the name is much older than the car so doesn't bother me at all ☺️

I wanted octavia for my girl but my husband said no. I love it

I love it, it was on our list but we weren't brave enough to use it!

Jilly Cooper had a heroine called Octavia, shortened to Tavvy IFIRCC.
I love it, not too common but not too out there.

The Octavia's I've met have all been Italian. And formidable - including the 5yo. Very strong and elegant.

It was on our list but dd arrived early in July! Love it would use it for another daughter regardless of month born!

I don’t like many long names but think this is quite cool, I do actually have Elula on my list though which means August (although has nothing directly to do with the number eight). I prefer Augusta to Octavia but probably too literal. I’d go for it.

My daughter is Antonia - similar sort of bracket of name. Though she is 1/2 Latina also. I still worry at times that it sounds a bit pretentious in English. But couldn’t imagine her being anything different now. I do really like the name Octavia though.

@Allaboutthatbass

My daughter is Antonia - similar sort of bracket of name. Though she is 1/2 Latina also. I still worry at times that it sounds a bit pretentious in English. But couldn’t imagine her being anything different now. I do really like the name Octavia though.

My dd1 knew an Antonia. Her mum was German. She was known as Nia for short!