Octavia
Americannoun
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died 11 b.c., sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
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a.d. c42–62, Roman empress, wife of Nero.
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a female given name.
noun
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Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham star in a funny, refreshing series about best friends who face a bump in their relationship when one discovers that the other is a professional assassin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It still sounds generic, but has good actors in Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Earrings featuring science fiction author Octavia Butler, one of Piller’s many inspirations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Octavia, in which a gushing party girl falls instantly in love with a blond, sharp-cheeked beau called Jeremy, later became an ITV series.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Although he already had a wife in Rome, Mark Antony married Cleopatra in an Egyptian ceremony that overlooked his marriage to Octavia.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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