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Otto

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɑtoʊ/ / /ˈɒtəʊ/

name

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.).

  1. A 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.

  2. A surname from the Germanic languages
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  12. A geographical township in the Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada.

noun

  1. Alternative 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.

Otto — meaning, definition (proper noun) · Vinony