Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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From German Otto, short form of compound names beginning with Germanic od-,ot- "wealth, riches" (cognate of English Ed-).

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Examples

  • Company co-founder and CEO, Chris A. Otto, will be speaking during a panel presentation titled "PERS 2.0", a term Otto and Halo

    PRWeb - Daily News Feed 2010

  • I'm pretty sure the driver of this bus is Otto from the Simpson's.

    The Mayor's Linkie Love 2008

  • Is anybody else weirded out by how unhappy Otto is at the idea of having to watch movies with Arab characters? otto Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » A Touch of Swarth 2007

  • Otto is 50cm radius and it only weighs only 5 lbs!

    Sumo Lounge – For the Ultimate in Lounging 2006

  • If Otto is reading this - he's gonna be ticked that you don't remember him.

    July 2006 2006

  • If Otto is reading this - he's gonna be ticked that you don't remember him.

    ON THE BUBBLE WITH CHASSIE WEST 2006

  • Maybe Frazier mixed him up with his cousin Otto, who was a classical conductor in Berlin in the early 1930s before he emigrated to the States.

    Letters to the Editor 2004

  • Kristin Otto of East Germany holds the overall record with six gold medals in the Seoul Olympics.

    USATODAY.com - Swimmer Coughlin poised for pedestal 2004

  • Maybe Frazier mixed him up with his cousin Otto, who was a classical conductor in Berlin in the early 1930s before he emigrated to the States.

    Letters to the Editor 2004

  • I called Otto up on top and I went to work on Terry while Otto got control of the boat and got on the radio to call the Coast Guard.

    The Narrows Connelly, Michael, 1956- 2004

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