Otto

See also: otto, òtto, Ottó, -otto, and öttö

English

Etymology

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.).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑtoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒtəʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ
• Homophones: otto; auto (cot–caught merger)

Proper noun

Otto (countable and uncountable, plural Ottos or Ottoes)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 2017 June 14, Choe Sang-HunAustin Ramzy and Motoko Rich, “Otto Warmbier Got an Extra Dose of Brutality From North Korea. The Mystery Is Why.”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     That makes the case of Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old American college student who had been serving a 15-year sentence in North Korea, even more striking.

2. A surname from the Germanic languages
3. A place in the United States
   1. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
   2. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
   3. An unincorporated community in Macon County, North Carolina.
   4. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Wyoming.

Derived terms

• Otto Creek
• Otto cycle
• Otto Pass

 

Descendants

• Translingual: Ottoia, Ottoiidae

Translations

male given name

• Bengali: অটো (bn) (oṭō)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧托／奥托 (zh) (Āotuō)

• Czech: Oto (cs) m, Ota (cs) m
• Danish: Otto
• Estonian: Otto (et)
• Finnish: Otto (fi)
• Georgian: ოტო (oṭo)
• German: Otto (de)
• Greek: Όθωνας (el) m (Óthonas), Όθων (el) m (Óthon)
• Greenlandic: Ortu
• Icelandic: Ottó (is) m
• Japanese: オットー (Ottō)
• Korean: 오토 (Oto)
• Latvian: Oto m
• Norwegian: Otto (no)
• Polish: Otto (pl) m, Otton (pl) m, Odo (pl) m, Odon (pl) m
• Portuguese: Oto m, Otto m
• Russian: О́тто (ru) m (Ótto)
• Slovakian: Oto m
• Spanish: Otón m
• Swedish: Otto (sv)

See also

• auto
• auto-

 

Anagrams

• Toto, toto, toot, OTOT

Danish

Etymology

From German Otto.

Proper noun

Otto

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (surnames) Ottosen

References

• [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 23 647 males with the given name Otto have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Estonian

Etymology

From German Otto.

Proper noun

Otto

1. a male given name from German, equivalent to English Otto

Related terms

• Ott
• Udo

 

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from German Otto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔʰtːʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɔʰtːʊ
• Homophone: áttu

Proper noun

Otto m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Otto: Ottosson
• daughter of Otto: Ottosdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Otto
Accusative	Otto
Dative	Otto
Genitive	Ottos

Finnish

Etymology

From German Otto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈotːo/, [ˈo̞t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -otːo
• Syllabification^(key): Ot‧to

Proper noun

Otto

1. a male given name
   • 1958, Paavo Rintala, Pojat, Otava, published 2000, →ISBN, page 185:

     —Minun nimi Otto.
     Otto on suomalainenkin nimi.
     —Jaa minä tiedä, kansainvälinen, überall Otto-nimi...

     —My name's Otto.
     Otto's a Finnish name too.
     —Well you know, international, überall Otto...

   • 2014, Tanja Pohjola, Lintu pieni, Atena, →ISBN, page 13:

     Dorotean huulet liikkuivat, kun hän toisti aviomiehensä nimen, mutta se ei saanut häntä tuntemaan mitään. Nimi niin kuin mikä tahansa. Eikö sen olisi pitänyt läikyttää häntä, saada vedet valumaan yli? Mutta Otto, miten yksinkertainen nimi. Ei tietoakaan siitä, miten paljon enemmän elämä voi olla kuin kaksi konsonanttia ja kaksi vokaalia.

     Dorotea's lips moved as she repeated the name of ther husband, but it couldn't make her feel anything. The name was just like anything else. Wasn't it supposed to make her spill a bit and make the waters flow over? But Otto was such a simple name. It has no whiff of how much more life can be than two consonants and two vowels.

   • 2014, Heikki Turunen, Karjalan kuningas, WSOY, →ISBN, page 12:

     Toisen kerran äiti epäili päähänpinttymän syyksi Onnelan Viijaa, kuvanveistäjää, joka oli Impan rotinoilla nauranut ja sanonut minua, nimen kuultuaan, kuningas Otoksi, Saksaa joskus todella hallinneen sennimisen kuninkaan mukaan.

     The second time around mother thought the whim was due to Vilja Onnela, the sculptor, that had laughed while bringing over food was a childbirth gift and referred to me, having heard the name, as king Otto, after a real king of that name that had once ruled Germany.

2. The letter O in the Finnish spelling alphabet.

Declension

Inflection of Otto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		Otto	Otot
genitive		Oton	Ottojen
partitive		Ottoa	Ottoja
illative		Ottoon	Ottoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Otto	Otot
accusative	nom.	Otto	Otot
	gen.	Oton
genitive		Oton	Ottojen
partitive		Ottoa	Ottoja
inessive		Otossa	Otoissa
elative		Otosta	Otoista
illative		Ottoon	Ottoihin
adessive		Otolla	Otoilla
ablative		Otolta	Otoilta
allative		Otolle	Otoille
essive		Ottona	Ottoina
translative		Otoksi	Otoiksi
abessive		Ototta	Otoitta
instructive		—	Otoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Otto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ottoni Ottoni accusative nom. Ottoni Ottoni gen. Ottoni genitive Ottoni Ottojeni partitive Ottoani Ottojani inessive Otossani Otoissani elative Otostani Otoistani illative Ottooni Ottoihini adessive Otollani Otoillani ablative Otoltani Otoiltani allative Otolleni Otoilleni essive Ottonani Ottoinani translative Otokseni Otoikseni abessive Otottani Otoittani instructive — — comitative — Ottoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ottosi Ottosi accusative nom. Ottosi Ottosi gen. Ottosi genitive Ottosi Ottojesi partitive Ottoasi Ottojasi inessive Otossasi Otoissasi elative Otostasi Otoistasi illative Ottoosi Ottoihisi adessive Otollasi Otoillasi ablative Otoltasi Otoiltasi allative Otollesi Otoillesi essive Ottonasi Ottoinasi translative Otoksesi Otoiksesi abessive Otottasi Otoittasi instructive — — comitative — Ottoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ottomme Ottomme accusative nom. Ottomme Ottomme gen. Ottomme genitive Ottomme Ottojemme partitive Ottoamme Ottojamme inessive Otossamme Otoissamme elative Otostamme Otoistamme illative Ottoomme Ottoihimme adessive Otollamme Otoillamme ablative Otoltamme Otoiltamme allative Otollemme Otoillemme essive Ottonamme Ottoinamme translative Otoksemme Otoiksemme abessive Otottamme Otoittamme instructive — — comitative — Ottoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ottonne Ottonne accusative nom. Ottonne Ottonne gen. Ottonne genitive Ottonne Ottojenne partitive Ottoanne Ottojanne inessive Otossanne Otoissanne elative Otostanne Otoistanne illative Ottoonne Ottoihinne adessive Otollanne Otoillanne ablative Otoltanne Otoiltanne allative Otollenne Otoillenne essive Ottonanne Ottoinanne translative Otoksenne Otoiksenne abessive Otottanne Otoittanne instructive — — comitative — Ottoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ottonsa Ottonsa accusative nom. Ottonsa Ottonsa gen. Ottonsa genitive Ottonsa Ottojensa partitive Ottoaan Ottoansa Ottojaan Ottojansa inessive Otossaan Otossansa Otoissaan Otoissansa elative Otostaan Otostansa Otoistaan Otoistansa illative Ottoonsa Ottoihinsa adessive Otollaan Otollansa Otoillaan Otoillansa ablative Otoltaan Otoltansa Otoiltaan Otoiltansa allative Otolleen Otollensa Otoilleen Otoillensa essive Ottonaan Ottonansa Ottoinaan Ottoinansa translative Otokseen Otoksensa Otoikseen Otoiksensa abessive Otottaan Otottansa Otoittaan Otoittansa instructive — — comitative — Ottoineen Ottoinensa

Statistics

• Otto is the 90^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 7,872 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6,487 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• otot, toto

German

Etymology

Short form of Old High German compound names beginning with the element ōt (“riches”), such as Ottokar and Otmar, from Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“treasure”). Name of a 10th century German emperor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔto/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ot‧to

Proper noun

Otto

1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Oda, Odilia, Ottilie, Uta, or Ute; variant form Udo

Proper noun

Otto m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ottos or (with an article) Otto, feminine genitive Otto, plural Ottos)

1. Otto: a surname originating as a patronymic

Related terms

• Otto Normalverbraucher
• Ottonen

 

Descendants

• → English: Otto
  • Translingual: Ottoia
    • Translingual: Ottoiidae
• → Czech: Oto, Ota
• → Danish: Otto
• → Faroese: Otto
• → Finnish: Otto
• → Icelandic: Otto
• → Latvian: Oto
• → Norwegian: Otto
• → Polish: Otton
• → Portuguese: Otto, Oto
• → Slovak: Oto
• → Swedish: Otto

Norwegian

Etymology

From German Otto.

Proper noun

Otto

1. a male given name

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Otto. Doublet of Odo, Odon, and Otton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔt.tɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔttɔ
• Syllabification: Ot‧to

Proper noun

Otto m pers

1. a male given name from German, equivalent to English Otto

Declension

Declension of Otto

	singular	plural
nominative	Otto	Ottonowie
genitive	Ottona	Ottonów
dative	Ottonowi	Ottonom
accusative	Ottona	Ottonów
instrumental	Ottonem	Ottonami
locative	Ottonie	Ottonach
vocative	Ottonie	Ottonowie

Further reading

• Otto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Otto m

1. a male given name, variant of Oto, equivalent to English Otto

Swedish

Etymology

From German Otto.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Otto c (genitive Ottos)

1. a male given name