"Wotan" meaning in German

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Proper name

Audio: De-Wotan.ogg Forms: Wotans [genitive], Wodan [alternative], Wuodan [alternative], Wuotan [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old High German Wodan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with English Woden, Norwegian Nynorsk, Danish, and Swedish Oden, and Icelandic Óðinn. Doublet of Odin. Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|goh|Wodan}} Learned borrowing from Old High German Wodan, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*Wōdanaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, {{cog|en|Woden}} English Woden, {{cog|nn, da, sv|Oden}} Norwegian Nynorsk, Danish, and Swedish Oden, {{cog|is|Óðinn}} Icelandic Óðinn, {{doublet|de|Odin}} Doublet of Odin Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Wotan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Wotans)
  1. (Germanic mythology and paganism) Woden/Odin, a major Germanic god often described as chief of the pantheon. Tags: Germanic, masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): Paganism, Germanic deities, Germanic mythology, Germanic paganism Synonyms: Odin
    Sense id: en-Wotan-de-name-PVDOe2MZ Disambiguation of Germanic deities: 71 29 Disambiguation of Germanic mythology: 67 33 Disambiguation of Germanic paganism: 73 27 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, paganism, philosophy, religion, sciences
  2. a male given name from Old High German, of rare usage Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names
    Sense id: en-Wotan-de-name-S~LPeJAA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
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