Given name
Óttarr
“fear”·“army”
Óttarr is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Óttarr is built from elements meaning “fear” and “army”.
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How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *Uhtaharjaz, built from Old Norse ótti (“fear”) + herr (“army”).
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Óttarr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Óttarr shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Ohthere.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Óttarr has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Óttarr
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