Old German

Otto

Pronounced AH-tohShare

Meaning: Wealth; fortune

  • Boy
  • Familiar
  • 2 syllables

The story

Otto developed from Germanic names beginning with a wealth or fortune element. Its short, symmetrical spelling belongs to a name with a long European royal history.

Nicknames

  • Ott
  • Ottie

Spellings & variants

  • Otho
  • Odo
  • Ottone

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Otto comes from Old German.

Old German · French · Germanic

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