Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A male given name from the Germanic languages. · A surname from the Germanic languages · A township in Kankakee County, Illinois. · An unincorporated community in Bethlehem Township, Clark County, Indiana.
Borrowed from German Otto, from Old High German, short form of compound names (such as Otachar, Ottokar) beginning with Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) (cognate of English Ed- in Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edith, etc.).
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This page abbreviates 8 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"A township in Kankakee County, Illinois.",
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