"Otto" meaning in German

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Proper name

Audio: De-Otto.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|-}} Old High German, {{m|goh|ōt||riches}} ōt (“riches”), {{m|goh|Ottokar}} Ottokar, {{m|goh|Otmar}} Otmar, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*aud}} Proto-West Germanic *aud, {{der|de|gem-pro|*audaz|t=treasure}} Proto-Germanic *audaz (“treasure”) Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Otto
  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Oda, Odilia, Ottilie, Uta, or Ute; variant form Udo Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names
    Sense id: en-Otto-de-name-98t-h8uQ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 77 23

Proper name

Audio: De-Otto.ogg Forms: Ottos [genitive, masculine], Otto [genitive, masculine], Otto [feminine, genitive], Ottos [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|-}} Old High German, {{m|goh|ōt||riches}} ōt (“riches”), {{m|goh|Ottokar}} Ottokar, {{m|goh|Otmar}} Otmar, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*aud}} Proto-West Germanic *aud, {{der|de|gem-pro|*audaz|t=treasure}} Proto-Germanic *audaz (“treasure”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Otto m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ottos or (with an article) Otto, feminine genitive Otto, plural Ottos)
  1. Otto: a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname Related terms: Otto Normalverbraucher, Ottonen
    Sense id: en-Otto-de-name-vKw2OcaD Categories (other): German surnames

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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*aud"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *aud",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*audaz",
        "t": "treasure"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *audaz (“treasure”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ottos",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Otto",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with an article"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Otto",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ottos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "surname"
      },
      "expansion": "Otto m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ottos or (with an article) Otto, feminine genitive Otto, plural Ottos)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Otto Normalverbraucher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ottonen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German surnames",
        "German surnames from patronymics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Otto: a surname originating as a patronymic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Otto",
          "Otto#English"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "proper-noun",
        "surname"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-Otto.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/25/De-Otto.ogg/De-Otto.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/De-Otto.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor"
  ],
  "word": "Otto"
}

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