 Octopussy is said to be the daughter of a Major Dexter Smythe whose  nickname for his daughter was Octopussy. He had a pet octopus and  was involved with a murder relating to an illegal cache of Nazi  gold. James Bond allowed him to commit suicide rather than be  captured. This is the only reference to Ian Fleming (I) (qv)s  original short story "Octopussy" in the movie. The Maud Adams (qv)  Octopussy character does not appear in the short story as there it  is the name of the pet octopus. Technically therefore, in the movie,  Octopussys real name would be or would have been Ms. Smythe.