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Otto

[ot-oh; German awt-oh]
noun
  1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”
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Examples from the Web for ottos

Historical Examples

  • First dissolve the ottos in the spirit, then add the rose-water.

    The Art of Perfumery

    G. W. Septimus Piesse

  • Not waiting for any protest she might have, Aldous slipped back through the door and took the path up to the Ottos'.

    The Hunted Woman

    James Oliver Curwood

  • "You see it isn't much of a task for me to move," he said, as they turned back in the direction of the Ottos'.

    The Hunted Woman

    James Oliver Curwood

  • The Ottos emulate Charlemagne in their zeal for literature and for fine works of art, but their attainment is slighter.

  • Leo points out that the granting of exemptions to the north Italian cities came from the Ottos.

British Dictionary definitions for ottos

otto

noun
  1. another name for attar
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Otto

noun
  1. Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1869–1937, German theologian: his best-known work is The Idea of the Holy (1923)
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