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Worldwide, Octavus (Octave , Oktav , Octaaf ) is quite a common principally boy's, but very infrequently female given name. The given name Octavus is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name, Belgium, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and the Republic of the Congo. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, and Ethiopia. Also, Octavus is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Octave | Indonesia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Oktav | Turkey, Sweden, Germany, Indonesia, United States |
Octaaf | Canada, Belgium, South Africa |
Octavus | South Africa, United States |
Octavus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Octaaf De Bolle , character in Samson and Gert; Octave de Camps , the Honoré de Balzac character, La Comédie humaine; Octave de Bauvan , the Honoré de Balzac character, La Comédie humaine; Octave Flaubert , the operatic character in the operetta Eva and Octave de Beaulieu , the theatrical character in the play "The Ironmaster", among other works.