otto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of attar.
name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname from the Germanic languages
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A township in Kankakee County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Bethlehem Township, Clark County, Indiana.
  6. A township in Oceana County, Michigan.
  7. A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
  8. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
  9. An unincorporated community in Macon County, North Carolina.
  10. A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  11. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
  12. An unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Wyoming.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑtoʊ/ /ˈɒtəʊ/ en-us-otto.ogg

Word forms

otto ottos Ottoes

Etymology

Borrowed 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.).

Related words

Derived words

otto of roses Otto Creek Otto cycle Ottonian Otto Pass
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