Octavian

Octavian
Octavian masc. proper name, from Latin, from Octavius, from octavus "eighth," from octo (see EIGHT (Cf. eight)).
But although we find so marked differences in the use of the numerals as names, it is impossible to believe that this use did not arise in the same way for all; that is, that they were at first used to distinguish children by the order of birth. But when we find them as praenomina in historical times it is evident that they no longer referred to order of birth. [George Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina," "Harvard Studies in Classical Philology," 1897]

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Octavian — m Usual English form of the Latin name Octāviānus, a derivative of OCTAVIUS (SEE Octavius). The first Roman emperor, now generally known by the imperial title Augustus, was born Caius Octavius; when he was adopted by Julius Caesar he became Caius …   First names dictionary

  • Octavian — Octavian, Oktavian Variante von → Octavius (Bedeutung: der Achte, angelehnt an ein römisches Geschlecht). Bekannt aus der Oper »Der Rosenkavalier« (1911) von Richard Strauss …   Deutsch namen

  • Octavian — [äk tā′vēən] see AUGUSTUS2 (the emperor) …   English World dictionary

  • Octavian — Augustus mit Bürgerkrone (corona civica) So genannte „Augustus Bevilacqua“ Büste, Münchner Glyptothek Augustus (* 23. September 63 v. Chr.[1] als Gaius Octavius in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Octavian Droobers — Octavian Droobers, often abbreviated to OD, is an Orienteering club in the United Kingdom. The membership area of the club is Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull including the Warwickshire towns of Atherstone, Nuneaton, Bedworth, Rugby, Royal… …   Wikipedia

  • Octavian Goga — Octavian Goga. Octavian Goga (* 1. April 1881 in Rășinari; † 7. Mai 1938 in Ciucea) war ein rumänischer Dichter, Dramenautor und pro nationalsozialistischer sowie antisemitischer Politiker. Er wurde in Siebenbürgen geboren und war ein glühender… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Octavian Goga — Primer ministro de Rumanía 28 de diciembre de 1937 – 1 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Octavian Ţicu — Member of the Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova Incumbent Assumed office January 14 …   Wikipedia

  • Octavian und Antonius: Zweites Triumvirat —   Die Ermordung Caesars am 15. März 44 v. Chr. rief in Italien eine Situation allgemeiner Unsicherheit hervor. Noch warteten 100000 Veteranen des Diktators auf die ihnen versprochene Versorgung; Sextus Pompeius, ein Sohn des Cn. Pompeius, hatte… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Octavian (disambiguation) — Octavian (in Latin Octavianus ) was the name of Julius Caesar Augustus before becoming the Emperor of Rome. Octavian may also refer to: People Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, poet and playwright Octavian Belu, Romanian gymnastics coach Ştefan …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”