Given name
Otger
“wealth, riches”·“spear”
Otger is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Otger is built from elements meaning “wealth, riches” and “spear”.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Audagaiʀ, built from Proto-West Germanic *aud (“wealth, riches”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”).
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Otger’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Otger has a related form in Aotker. In Old High German usage, Otger has a related form in Aotkēr. In Old High German usage, Otger has a related form in Ōtkēr.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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