Otto
\ɔ.tɔ\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ɔ.tɔ\ |
Origin and meaning
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.).
Where it is mostly given
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
- Finland
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