Otto
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Origin of the name Otto:
From the Old High German Otho and Odo, which are derived from auda (rich). The name was borne by Otto I (912 - 73), a king of Germany and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The older form of Odo is also bestowed, but it is much less common.
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Otto is my husband's name. His parents had a ancestor of German descent named Otto. My husband didn't want to name our first born son Otto. However after having four son's we were running out of names so we named our latest Otto Jr.
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Ottomatic, Ottico, Ottomobile, Ott
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Otto Frank, Father of Anne Frank.
Otto Preminger, Austrian-born film director.- Otto in song, story & screen: | Edit
Oswald "Otto" Rocket is the central character on "Rocket Power," a show that aired on Nickelodeon Aug. 16,1999.
Otto Bagman, character in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
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Global Popularity of the Name Otto
- #81 in Sweden
- #406 in Norway
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