Ottavia (/otˈta.vja/) is a Latin origin feminine given name.
It is the feminine version of
Ottavio and has a variant, Ottaviana.
[ The name means "eighth".][ Its name day is 20 November in Italy which is celebrated in honor of Saint Ottavio the Martyr.][
People with the name include:
* Claudia Ottavia, Roman empress and wife of ]Nero
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 un ...
* Ottavia Penna Buscemi (1907–1986), Italian politician
* Ottavia Cestonaro (born 1995), Italian athlete
* Ottavia Piccolo (born 1949), Italian actress
* Ottavia Vitagliano
Ottavia Vitagliano (née: Mellone; 1894–1975) was an Italian writer, editor and publisher.
The daughter of Igino Mellone and Giulia Piacentini, she was born in Milan. She became manager for her own publishing house and founded and edited various ...
(1894–1975), Italian writer, editor and publisher
References
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Italian feminine given names
Latin words and phrases