otto
/ˈɑtoʊ/ · noun
Meaning
- Alternative form of attar.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname from the Germanic languages
- A number of places in the United States:
- A township in Kankakee County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Bethlehem Township, Clark County, Indiana.
- A township in Oceana County, Michigan.
- A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
- A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Macon County, North Carolina.
- A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from German Otto, from Old High German, short form of compound names beginning with Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) (cognate of English Ed- in Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edith, etc.).
- *audaz(gem-pro)→
- *aud(gmw-pro)→
- -(goh)→
- Otto(German)→
- otto (English)
- Relations: bor, der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- Ottoia(Translingual) (der)
Sources
No citations have been attached yet.