How do you pronounce the first name "Oktavianus"

[chiwawa626]

How do you pronounce the first name "Oktavianus"
One of my suitemates at college has this name, i want to call him up but i just need an idea of how to prononce his name so i dont make a fool of myself.

 

[GasX]

dude

 

[Reel]

Ock-tahv-ee-ahn-us
or change second part to tav rhyming with have

 

[GhettoFob]

Octavius

 

[WinkOsmosis]

"Dorkwad"

 

[Ronstang]

8-ass

 

[Tetsuo]

Originally posted by: GhettoFob
Octavius

That's how I would do it too

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Tetsuo

Originally posted by: GhettoFob
Octavius

That's how I would do it too

That's not the name. It's Oktavianus...

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: GhettoFob
Octavius

is his first name Otto?

Is your name Reed?

 

[Hammer]

ock-tay-vee-an-us

 

[Mday]

OK TAY VEEE AHN US

or, ok tay vee anus.... (wrong) I SAID ANUS

 

[dabuddha]

It's pronounced "Hey hows it going"

 

[pulse8]

Just call him "Anus" for short.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Octave-in-anus

 

[Fiveohhh]

I suppose alot of it depends on the origin of the name....

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: Hammer
ock-tay-vee-an-us

that or OCK-TAY-VEE-ANUS

 

[Radiohead]

call him Doctor octopus or Doc Oc

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Radiohead
call him Doctor octopus or Doc Oc

Oct sounds good.

 

[her209]

Just call him Anus for short

 

[Amorphus]

say "Octavian", and then just add "us" to the end. so basically the emphasis is on the ocTAvianus

at least, when you're just getting introduced. that will either be correct, or it will be the pronounciation most people use, so you'll either be correct, or he'll be used to people like you.

and once you get to know him, start calling him Octave-Anus.

 

[Antoneo]

Call him the O-man.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: her209
Just call him Anus for short

Get your own jokes! :|

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: her209
Just call him Anus for short

Get your own jokes! :|

I didn't even read the thread.

 

[Konigin]

Why don't you just call him and introduce yourself, ask him how to pronounce his name and what he wants to be called? Just because you don't know how to pronounce his name doesn't make you a fool, I'm sure he's had this happen before so I doubt if he'd have a problem with it.