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

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Etymology edit

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.).

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Otto (countable and uncountable, plural Ottos or Ottoes)

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  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.

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Descendants edit

  • Translingual: Ottoia, Ottoiidae

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Danish edit

Etymology edit

From German Otto.

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Otto

  1. a male given name

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References edit

  • [1] 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 edit

Etymology edit

From German Otto.

Proper noun edit

Otto

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

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Faroese edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately, from German Otto.

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Proper noun edit

Otto m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes edit

Patronymics

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

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Otto
Accusative Otto
Dative Otto
Genitive Ottos

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From German Otto.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • Otto is the 90th 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.

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Etymology edit

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.

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Otto

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

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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

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Descendants edit

Norwegian edit

Etymology edit

From German Otto.

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Otto

  1. a male given name

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Otto m

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

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From German Otto.

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Otto c (genitive Ottos)

  1. a male given name