otto

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US/ˈɑtoʊ/UK/ˈɒtəʊ/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

CommonScrabble 4

Meanings

otto1

nounotto (countable and uncountable, plural ottos)

plural ottos

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of attar.

    Now, when orange-flowers are distilled with water, we procure the otto of the blossom, which is known commercially as oil of neroli.

    1857, G[eorge] W[illiam] Septimus Piesse, “Section III”, in The Art of Perfumery, and Method of Obtaining the Odors of Plants, […], Philadelphia, Pa.: Lindsay and Blackiston, →OCLC, page 78

Otto2

proper nounOtto (countable and uncountable, plural Ottos or Ottoes)

plural Ottos · plural Ottoes

  1. countableuncountableA male given name from the Germanic languages.

    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.

    2017 June 14, Choe Sang-Hun, Austin Ramzy and Motoko Rich, “Otto Warmbier Got an Extra Dose of Brutality From North Korea. The Mystery Is Why.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2017
  2. countableuncountableA surname from the Germanic languages
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA township in Kankakee County, Illinois.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Bethlehem Township, Clark County, Indiana.
    3. countableuncountableA township in Oceana County, Michigan.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
    6. countableuncountableA township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  4. countableuncountableA geographical township in the Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*audaz“wealth, riches”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*aud
  3. GermanOtto
  4. EnglishOtto

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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Translations

Bengali অটো
  • অটো (oṭō)male given name
Bulgarian О́то
  • О́то (Óto)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 奧托 /奥托
  • 奧托 /奥托 (Āotuō)male given name
Czech Oto, Ota
  • Otomale given name
  • Otamale given name
Danish Otto
  • Ottomale given name
Estonian Otto
  • Ottomale given name
Finnish Otto
  • Ottomale given name
French Otton
  • Ottonmale given name
German Otto
  • Ottomale given name
Greek Όθωνας, Όθων
  • Όθωνας (Óthonas)male given name
  • Όθων (Óthon)male given name
Hindi ऑटो
  • ऑटो (ŏṭo)male given name
Icelandic Ottó
  • Ottómale given name
Italian Ottone
  • Ottonemale given name
Japanese オットー
  • オットー (Ottō)male given name
Korean 오토
  • 오토 (Oto)male given name
Latvian Oto
  • Otomale given name
Norwegian Otto
  • Ottomale given name
Polish Otto, Otton
  • Ottomale given name
  • Ottonmale given name
  • Odomale given name
  • Odonmale given name
Portuguese Oto, Otto
  • Otomale given name
  • Ottomale given name
Russian О́тто
  • О́тто (Ótto)male given name
Slovak Oto
  • Otomale given name
Spanish Otón
  • Otónmale given name
Swedish Otto
  • Ottomale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with otto

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Sounds the same

Ottoauto (cot–caught merger)ottoauto (cot–caught merger)

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

otto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otto

MLA

“otto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otto.

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