Otho Forename

153,159th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,356 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Otho Forename Definition:

A male name. Old German Audo, later Odo or Otho, derivative of auda, the equivalent of Old English ead ‘rich’. It was introduced into England by the Normans, who used both d and th forms; thus in Domesday Book we find Odo, Oddo, Otho, Otto.

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Otho Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1,7201:210,7777,379
DR Congo
100%
1441:512,69217,971
Indonesia-1361:1,896,79298,933
Brazil
100%
1321:1,623,00136,596
Mexico
100%
341:3,651,30716,729
Barbados-341:8,523996
Pakistan
100%
281:6,941,34658,753
India
50%
 
201:60,743,899978,266
South Africa
93%
 
181:3,029,59277,569
Greece
100%
111:994,0509,495
Uganda
100%
101:4,095,69239,987
England-81:6,950,36556,418
Tanzania
100%
61:8,798,05338,955
Ecuador-61:2,954,48613,743
Ivory Coast
 
60%
51:4,615,18769,481
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
Kenya-51:9,261,42235,582
Honduras-51:1,763,49315,274
El Salvador-31:2,113,9299,538
Argentina
100%
31:14,257,74823,489
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167

Otho (13,130) may also be a surname.

Otho Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old German Audo, later Odo or Otho, derivative of auda, the equivalent of Old English ead ‘rich’. It was introduced into England by the Normans, who used both d and th forms; thus in Domesday Book we find Odo, Oddo, Otho, Otto. The commonest form at a later date was Otes (the Old French cas-tujet). The surnames Oddy, Oddie, Ody, Odey, Odlin, Odling, Oat, Oats, Oates, Oatson, and others are derived from it. Camden says ‘Othes an old name in England, drawn from Otho’. Otes is found in Cornwall as late as 1547 Ottie in 1597. Otho has been used in the Cooke family of Lancashire from the 17th C to the present day. The diminutive Odinel was also used. The name was revived in the form Odo in a few families in the 19th C. The mod German Otto is also now occasionally used.

Odo Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum 1067-71. Otto, Otho, Odo, Oddo Domesday Book 1086. Odo Curia Regis Rolls 1189, Feudal Aids 1346. Ode, Odde Hundred Rolls 1273. Otes Curia Regis Rolls 1189-1220, Hundred Rolls 1273, Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Hotys Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Some translate Otho ‘happy,’ and Otto ‘rich;’ but they would seem to be the same name, for Otho of Freysingen, son of Leopold, Margrave of Austria, and of Agnes, daughter of the Emperor Henry IV., is also called Otto. It was the surname of a Roman emperor, and of one of the Roscian family; and in Plutarch is found written ’Οθων. It comes from the Old German od, excelling, happy, fortunate.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Teutonic (masculine) (from Odin) - Significant of supreme power.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Otho Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotho8987/
Hotho8931/
Ottho8927/
Othoo8917/
Othou8911/
Othos894/
Othoi892/
Outho892/
Othoh891/
Othop891/
Othot891/
Othoy891/
Othto891/
Oto8620,177/
Oshtho803/
Goitho803/
Otthou802/
Goutho801/
Houtho801/
Hostho801/
Hothos801/
Hothot801/
Otto75399,280/
Otha755,163/
Otoh752,406/
Atho752,084/
Otoy751,837/
Hoto751,820/
Goto751,066/
Otoo75815/
Otuo75606/
Otah75520/
Etho75386/
Otot75223/
Osto75198/
Otop75127/
Otou75122/
Otoj75110/
Otos75106/
Otoi7598/
Utho7586/
Ohto7568/
Oito7535/
Otgo7531/
Outo7518/
Otoa7514/
Ooto7513/
Otoz7510/
Oeto755/
Odto754/
Otod754/
Ozto754/
Uoto753/
Oyto752/
Oudthou731/
Outhout731/
Hoithoi731/
Athos678,049/
Otash672,511/
Athoy67926/
Hotha67871/
Gotha67592/
Otgoo67463/
Ottoh67380/
Ottah67377/
Hatho67365/
Gutho67323/
Hotto67269/
Ootto67269/
Gotto67260/
Athou67252/
Ottou67232/
Gatho67218/
Athoi67207/
Attho67167/
Hotoi67166/
Outou67141/
Astho67118/
Goito6768/
Ostha6753/
Athuo6746/
Athot6745/
Aztho6745/
Gouto6743/
Ethoo6740/
Hotoo6739/
Athoh6738/
Autho6732/
Othat6731/
Hetho6730/
Ochto6727/
Othah6724/
Ethuo6722/
Hotoh6721/
Ottos6720/
Hotou6719/
Ostos6718/
Gotoo6717/
Aatho6717/
Gotou6716/
Athoo6715/
Otoys6714/
Oshto6714/
Hotop6713/
Hooto6712/
Outuo6712/
Oetha6712/
Gotuo6711/
Outha6711/
Ethoy6711/
Ottoy679/
Uotto679/
Ohuto678/
Othas678/
Ottha677/
Oitha677/
Otohu676/
Uthod676/
Athoa676/
Hotoy676/
Hotah676/
Athod675/
Ottoo675/
Outos675/
Athop674/
Oitto674/
Othad674/
Ottoa674/
Outoh674/
Edtho674/
Otaha673/
Uthoo673/
Othaa673/
Otach673/
Otosh673/
Ottot673/
Ottto673/
Outto673/
Gooto673/
Ottoi673/
Otoss673/
Oisto672/
Oothoudt672/
Outoa672/
Ototh672/
Ottoj672/
Ottoz672/
Otaph672/
Otois672/
Ostoy672/
Ostto672/
Aetho672/
Gotgo672/
Hotos672/
Gothuojh671/
Gotoi671/
Goïto671/
Atoth671/
Ethoh671/
Ethoi671/
Adtho671/
Ahtho671/
Uotha671/
Uotoa671/
Uotuo671/
Uthop671/
Uthot671/
Uttho671/
Oytha671/
Oztop671/
Otouh671/
Ottuo671/
Otuoe671/
Otuot671/
Outah671/
Otaah671/
Ostop671/
Otoch671/
Otoit671/
Otoos671/
Otooy671/
Áthos671/
Hotoa671/
Oitoo671/
Ohtto671/
Odtos671/
Outoy671/
Othha671/
Otahs671/
Athoz671/
Eetho671/
Hotot671/
Ohtou671/
Uosto671/

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