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Octavia is my all time favorite. Aside from the fact I've been nursing a crush on the utaite/cover artist Oktavia since middle school (we're in high school now, boys), I find it way too gorgeous.

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June is okay with it, but now what I would choose.

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Atm, Odessia is nice but, as most others have stated, seeming like a political statement, what with the war.

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For a middle name for Octavia, I would go with Lucia (Loo-sha or Loo-ka, depending on your preference + whether it's Ecclesiastical or Classical, respectively), Cassandra or Cassidy, Lily or Lillian, or Molly (idk why I like the sound)

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For Odessa, Sophia, Jane, Mary, Delilah/Lilah, Amy

I like both but prefer Octavia.
I also like Odyssea.

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Octavia Lenore
Octavia Galena
Octavia Pandora
Octavia Hecate
Octavia Violet
Octavia Morwen
Octavia Morrigan
Octavia Ariadne
Octavia Luna
Octavia Selene
Octavia Jade
Octavia Lilith
Octavia Thalassa
Octavia Saturnina
Octavia Scythia
Octavia Crimson
Octavia Carmine
Octavia Morgana
Octavia Gaia
Octavia Ember
Octavia Blodwen
Octavia Isis
Octavia Valeska
Octavia Willow
Octavia Sylvana
Octavia Gwendolen
Octavia Ravenna
Octavia Polymnia

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This message was edited 11/10/2022, 7:27 PM

I prefer Octavia, even though I like Odessa too. Maybe Octavia Annabeth or Octavia Selene.

I prefer Octavia.

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Odessa Bernadette
Odessa Edelgard
Odessa Élodie
Odessa Frances
Odessa Hildegard
Odessa Jessamine
Odessa Madeline
Odessa Marsaili
Odessa Reshmi
Odessa Rohese
Odessa Rosalind
Odessa Rosamund
Odessa Sheherazade

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Octavia Constance
Octavia Hedvig
Octavia Helvi
Octavia Mavis
Octavia Míriam
Octavia Stevie
Octavia Tamsin
Octavia Tansy
Octavia Tasnim

I like both but I’d pick Octavia. It’s made appearances in my top 10 lists.

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Octavia Clare
Octavia Clio
Octavia Enid
Octavia Linden

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Odessa Amity
Odessa Josephine
Odessa Ruby

I like Odessa, of the 2, but prefer Odette

I agree with Manipura that Odessa seems more like a political statement than a name at the moment. I want to like it, I think it’s pretty, but I also don’t like the possible link to the meaning of “to hate”. Claire is a good middle name.
I’ve liked Octavia for years, very spunky. But paired with June it kind of reads like a date “8th June”, although the combo is nice.

They both sound weighty and classical to me. I don't have a strong preference.

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I tend to like Iris or Gwen / Gwendolen with Octavia. I also like it with names I associate with green, like Emerald, so June works. I associate Octavia with Rome, architecture, and the number 8, which I associate with infinity and stark contrasts.

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Odessa usually strikes me as simple-but-refined like Geneva and a bit folksy or whimsically old-fashioned like Twyla. Right now, (I guess this is cynical or short-sighted but) it sounds like a political statement to me, and I'd prefer Ottessa or Ulyssa. Claire is a nice MN with it; I think I'd go with Miriam or Dorothea...something that seems steady because Odessa seems watery to me (I associate sea voyage, being lost, the Odyssey).

This message was edited 11/9/2022, 8:23 AM

Octavia June