Message: "Octavia and Olympia"

Octavia and Olympia

by Idony (Hannah-Sue)

4/7/2007, 2:52 PM

I have been liking both of these names a lot recently. Octavia Hill the social reformer is a great namesake, but I'm not sure if I prefer Olympia as my "O" name of choice.

What do you think of them? Any combo ideas are welcome.

Lastly, do you prefer the Olympia or Olimpia spelling? Does Olimpia make "limp" too obvious? If I ever did use this name on a child her second language would be Portuguese and she would have Brazilian and British citizenship. I know it Brazil it used not to be possible to use the letter "y" in names, but I think it is ok now.

#Octavia #Olympia

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- Marija Luminitsa

4/9/2007, 3:06 PM

I like both Octavia and Olympia. Of the two I prefer Olympia. I like both spellings of the name, but I think Olimpia is better to honor heritage.

- Isla

4/7/2007, 11:44 PM

I think Octavia is gorgeous. Olympia is nice (I prefer it with the 'y' because of the 'limp' issue, yes) but makes me think of the Olympics. Not that that's a bad thing, just seems like a lot of people would make that connection. That or maybe one is a big fan of Olympia Dukakis. :b

- Tuesday (trayc53)

4/7/2007, 9:42 PM

I love both, especially Octavia. I just love the oct sound for some reason.

I prefer the Olympia spelling. Not because Olimpia has 'limp' in it, but because Olympia is the original spelling and it would be pronounced the same way as Olimpia, correct? In most places, I think people would assume it was spelling with a y. Plus, like you said, the y isn't a problem anymore in Brazil.

- Cassandra113

4/7/2007, 5:15 PM

I like Octavia and Olympia is GP for me

- Jen (Lyric)

4/7/2007, 4:27 PM

My thoughts...

Octavia makes me think of a person whose face is shaped like an octogon. It's kind of funny, but I would never use it on a person.

Olympia is the capitol of Washington State, and with everything going on there, I sure wouldn't name someone that.

Olimpia... Maybe the 'limp' stood out to you, but 'blimp' was what I saw at first glance. :S Sorry!

- jessica82

4/7/2007, 3:43 PM

I love Octavia, but am not too fond of Olympia, not sure why. How about Olivia, Ophelia, or Odile?

Here are some combo suggestions for Octavia (off the top of my head):

Octavia Elspeth
Octavia Eirene
Octavia Rosamund
Octavia Lucille/luce/Lux
Octavia Cecily
Octavia Simone
Octavia Sabine
Octavia Saffron

- Lumiereslove

4/7/2007, 3:33 PM

I like Olympia best.

- Bear

4/7/2007, 3:31 PM

I adore both names. Olivia is beautiful, but she needs a serious time-out. Octavia and Olympia are perfect antidotes to Olivia overload.

Octavia has a funky, artsy feeling to me. Olympia has a delicate, shy quality that is very intriguing. I'm used to the Olympia spelling, but Olimpia is nice too. Wait. My eyes just rested on the word "limp" in there. I'm back to the Olympia spelling. For a Portuguese / Brazilian child, of course, this would not be an issue.

Octavia Zoe
Octavia
Olimpia Pilar
Olimpia Beatriz

This message was edited 4/7/2007, 3:32 PM

- Kaatje

4/7/2007, 3:22 PM

Olympia is very nice, Octavia is nms. As for middle names (from your list):

Olympia Astrid
Olympia Augusta
Olympia Romola

I have to say, its hard to find a nice flowing combo for this name.

- quigonjecca

4/7/2007, 3:15 PM

I may never use either but, I like them both. (o:

Maeve, Naimh, and Jenelle are good for either as middle names.

DEFINATELY use the spelling "Olympia" otherwise, to me at least, it looks like one didn't know how to spell!

- Emma Cummings (Emma McHnery)

4/7/2007, 2:59 PM

re: Don't get me wronge, I love some Latin names.However, I would never use them.

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