is october named after octavian
October baby names take their cue from the rich associations to the month. It can be easy to forget where the name of October comes from. Though we count it as the tenth month, its name actually derives from the Latin octo meaning âeight,â as it was once the eighth month of the Roman calendar. From the same route as October we also get several other names: Octavius Octavian Octavio Ottavio Octavia Ottavia