# Otto
## English
### Etymology

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.).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈɑtoʊ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɒtəʊ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ
* Homophones: otto; auto (cot–caught merger)

### Proper noun

Otto (countable and uncountable, plural Ottos or Ottoes)
* A male given name from the Germanic languages.
** 2017 June 14, Choe Sang-HunAustin Ramzy and Motoko Rich, “Otto Warmbier Got an Extra Dose of Brutality From North Korea. The Mystery Is Why.”, in The New York Times‎: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.
* A surname from the Germanic languages
* A place in the United States
** An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
** A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
** An unincorporated community in Macon County, North Carolina.
** An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Wyoming.

#### Derived terms

* Otto Creek
* Otto cycle
* Otto Pass

#### Descendants

* Translingual: Ottoia, Ottoiidae

#### Translations
### See also

* auto
* auto-

### Anagrams

* Toto, toto, toot, OTOT

## Danish
### Etymology

From German Otto.

### Proper noun

Otto
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (surnames) Ottosen

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 23 647 males with the given name Otto have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Estonian
### Etymology

From German Otto.

### Proper noun

Otto
* a male given name from German, equivalent to English Otto

#### Related terms

* Ott
* Udo

## Faroese
### Etymology

Ultimately, from German Otto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔʰtːʊ/
* Rhymes: -ɔʰtːʊ
* Homophone: áttu

### Proper noun

Otto m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Otto: Ottosson
* daughter of Otto: Ottosdóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Otto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈotːo/, [ˈo̞t̪ːo̞]
* Rhymes: -otːo
* Hyphenation: Ot‧to

### Proper noun

Otto
* a male given name
** 1958, Paavo Rintala, Pojat, Otava, published 2000, →ISBN, page 185:—Minun nimi Otto. Otto on suomalainenkin nimi. —Jaa minä tiedä, kansainvälinen, überall Otto-nimi...—My name's Otto. Otto's a Finnish name too. —Well you know, international, überall Otto...
** 2014, Tanja Pohjola, Lintu pieni, Atena, →ISBN, page 13:Dorotean huulet liikkuivat, kun hän toisti aviomiehensä nimen, mutta se ei saanut häntä tuntemaan mitään. Nimi niin kuin mikä tahansa. Eikö sen olisi pitänyt läikyttää häntä, saada vedet valumaan yli? Mutta Otto, miten yksinkertainen nimi. Ei tietoakaan siitä, miten paljon enemmän elämä voi olla kuin kaksi konsonanttia ja kaksi vokaalia.Dorotea's lips moved as she repeated the name of ther husband, but it couldn't make her feel anything. The name was just like anything else. Wasn't it supposed to make her spill a bit and make the waters flow over? But Otto was such a simple name. It has no whiff of how much more life can be than two consonants and two vowels.
** 2014, Heikki Turunen, Karjalan kuningas, WSOY, →ISBN, page 12:Toisen kerran äiti epäili päähänpinttymän syyksi Onnelan Viijaa, kuvanveistäjää, joka oli Impan rotinoilla nauranut ja sanonut minua, nimen kuultuaan, kuningas Otoksi, Saksaa joskus todella hallinneen sennimisen kuninkaan mukaan.The second time around mother thought the whim was due to Vilja Onnela, the sculptor, that had laughed while bringing over food was a childbirth gift and referred to me, having heard the name, as king Otto, after a real king of that name that had once ruled Germany.
* The letter O in the Finnish spelling alphabet.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Otto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ottoni
Ottoni
accusative
nom.
Ottoni
Ottoni
gen.
Ottoni
genitive
Ottoni
Ottojeni
partitive
Ottoani
Ottojani
inessive
Otossani
Otoissani
elative
Otostani
Otoistani
illative
Ottooni
Ottoihini
adessive
Otollani
Otoillani
ablative
Otoltani
Otoiltani
allative
Otolleni
Otoilleni
essive
Ottonani
Ottoinani
translative
Otokseni
Otoikseni
abessive
Otottani
Otoittani
instructive
comitative
—Ottoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ottosi
Ottosi
accusative
nom.
Ottosi
Ottosi
gen.
Ottosi
genitive
Ottosi
Ottojesi
partitive
Ottoasi
Ottojasi
inessive
Otossasi
Otoissasi
elative
Otostasi
Otoistasi
illative
Ottoosi
Ottoihisi
adessive
Otollasi
Otoillasi
ablative
Otoltasi
Otoiltasi
allative
Otollesi
Otoillesi
essive
Ottonasi
Ottoinasi
translative
Otoksesi
Otoiksesi
abessive
Otottasi
Otoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Ottoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ottomme
Ottomme
accusative
nom.
Ottomme
Ottomme
gen.
Ottomme
genitive
Ottomme
Ottojemme
partitive
Ottoamme
Ottojamme
inessive
Otossamme
Otoissamme
elative
Otostamme
Otoistamme
illative
Ottoomme
Ottoihimme
adessive
Otollamme
Otoillamme
ablative
Otoltamme
Otoiltamme
allative
Otollemme
Otoillemme
essive
Ottonamme
Ottoinamme
translative
Otoksemme
Otoiksemme
abessive
Otottamme
Otoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Ottoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ottonne
Ottonne
accusative
nom.
Ottonne
Ottonne
gen.
Ottonne
genitive
Ottonne
Ottojenne
partitive
Ottoanne
Ottojanne
inessive
Otossanne
Otoissanne
elative
Otostanne
Otoistanne
illative
Ottoonne
Ottoihinne
adessive
Otollanne
Otoillanne
ablative
Otoltanne
Otoiltanne
allative
Otollenne
Otoillenne
essive
Ottonanne
Ottoinanne
translative
Otoksenne
Otoiksenne
abessive
Otottanne
Otoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Ottoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ottonsa
Ottonsa
accusative
nom.
Ottonsa
Ottonsa
gen.
Ottonsa
genitive
Ottonsa
Ottojensa
partitive
Ottoaan Ottoansa
Ottojaan Ottojansa
inessive
Otossaan Otossansa
Otoissaan Otoissansa
elative
Otostaan Otostansa
Otoistaan Otoistansa
illative
Ottoonsa
Ottoihinsa
adessive
Otollaan Otollansa
Otoillaan Otoillansa
ablative
Otoltaan Otoltansa
Otoiltaan Otoiltansa
allative
Otolleen Otollensa
Otoilleen Otoillensa
essive
Ottonaan Ottonansa
Ottoinaan Ottoinansa
translative
Otokseen Otoksensa
Otoikseen Otoiksensa
abessive
Otottaan Otottansa
Otoittaan Otoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Ottoineen Ottoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Otto is the 90th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 7,872 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6,487 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* otot, toto

## German
### Etymology

Short form of Old High German compound names beginning with the element ōt (“riches”), such as Ottokar and Otmar, from Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“treasure”). Name of a 10th century German emperor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔto/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ot‧to

### Proper noun

Otto
* a male given name, feminine equivalent Oda, Odilia, Ottilie, Uta, or Ute; variant form Udo

### Proper noun

Otto m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ottos or (with an article) Otto, feminine genitive Otto, plural Ottos)
* Otto: a surname originating as a patronymic

#### Related terms

* Otto Normalverbraucher
* Ottonen

#### Descendants

* → English: Otto
** Translingual: Ottoia
*** Translingual: Ottoiidae
* → Czech: Oto, Ota
* → Danish: Otto
* → Faroese: Otto
* → Finnish: Otto
* → Icelandic: Otto
* → Latvian: Oto
* → Norwegian: Otto
* → Polish: Otton
* → Portuguese: Otto, Oto
* → Slovak: Oto
* → Swedish: Otto

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From German Otto.

### Proper noun

Otto
* a male given name

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Otto. Doublet of Odo, Odon, and Otton.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔt.tɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔttɔ
* Syllabification: Ot‧to

### Proper noun

Otto m pers
* a male given name from German, equivalent to English Otto

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Otto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Otto m
* a male given name, variant of Oto, equivalent to English Otto

## Swedish
### Etymology

From German Otto.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Otto c (genitive Ottos)
* a male given name