Otto.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
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.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bethlehem Township, Clark County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Oceana County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Macon County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
A geographical township in the Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Otto, from Old High German, short form of compound names (such as Otachar, Ottokar) beginning with Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) (cognate of English Ed- in Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edith, etc.).
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