Another possible derivation of the name is in reference to the seven cities ("civitates") of the territory: Béziers, Elne, Agde, Narbonne, Lodève, Maguelonne, and Nîmes.
==Ime==Ime Septimanija izhaja morda iz dela rimskega imena mesta Béziers, ki se je imenovalo "Colonia Julia Septimanorum Beaterrae" in namiguje na naselitev vojnih veteranov VII.