Given name

Ohthere

“warrior”

Ohthere is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ohthere goes back to a word meaning “warrior.”

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Where it comes from

Ohthere comes from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *Uhtaharjaz.

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Ohthere’s family of names

In Old English usage, Ohthere shares a linguistic root with the Old Norse form Óttarr.

Walk Ohthere’s family in the name graph

OhthereÓttarr

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Ohthere, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Germanic

Oshere

“god” · “army”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Æþelhere

“noble” · “army”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Ecghere

“edge” · “army”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Godhere

“god” · “army”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Hloþhere

Hloþhere is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Ealhhere

“sanctuary” · “army”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Eadhere

“wealth” · “army”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Otger

“wealth, riches” · “spear”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ohthere’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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