Octavia
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Octavia was the name of three women, two of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome:
- Octavia Major, or Octavia Thurina Major, elder half sister of Octavia Minor
- Octavia Minor, or Octavia Thurina Minor, the full sister of Augustus, younger half sister of Octavia Major
- Claudia Octavia, the daughter of Claudius and first wife of Nero
Other uses of Octavia include:
- Octavia (Seneca play), dramatising Claudia Octavia's messy divorce
- Octavia (opera), by Reinhard Keiser
- Škoda Octavia is the name of a medium sized car introduced by the Czech automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto
- Octavia is a character from the cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power
- Octavia Boulevard is a street in San Francisco, California
- Octavia of the Julii, a character in HBO's television series Rome loosely based on Octavia Minor
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The name 'Octavia' is the feminine form meaning eighth child. The masculine is Octavius.
