Meaning & use
Otto
A Germanic male given name, historically borne by several Holy Roman emperors and German rulers.
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Otto von Bismarck united the German states into a single empire in 1871.
They named their son Otto after his great-grandfather, a name meaning 'wealth' or 'fortune.'
A note on using this word
Otto is also an old variant spelling of 'attar,' the fragrant essential oil distilled from rose petals, as in 'otto of roses.'
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