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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Octavian m. A derivative of Latin Octavia, the name of a Roman gens.

France
Latin
1141 Octavianus (nom) CartNDSaintes VII; 1146 Octavianus (nom) ibid. VIII; 1153 Octavianus (nom) ibid. IX; 1159 Octaviano (dat) StVdM-II 736, Octavianum (acc) ibid. 736, Octavianus (nom) ibid. 736
Germany
Latin
1157 octavianus (nom) quix-vol1 44; 1216 Octavianus (nom) hennes-vol1 25
Italy
Latin
1224 Octavianus (nom) UrkRott-1 17; 1522x1532 Octavianus (nom) DSF p. 56, 13; 1527 Octavianus (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Octavian". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Octavian.