Ot

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Ot

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Meaning

Catalan form of Otto, from Germanic aud 'wealth'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Revived in Catalonia in the 21st century.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

  1. The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Catalan

The family of the name

SpanishOtón
GermanOtto

Famous bearers

  • Saint Ot, bishop of Urgell

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Where this comes from

  • Calendars of saints and name days
  • National birth statistics of European countries source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.