Given name

Othni

“force”·“lion (of Yah)”

Othni is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewעתני

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Othni is thought to mean “force” or “lion (of Yah).”

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Where it comes from

Othni is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.

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How it developed

Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'atan (עתן), “to be exalted or violent like a lion, and possibly.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Othni appears in 1 Chronicles 26:7.

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See also 3

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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No U.S. birth series

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No U.S. birth series

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“angry”

No U.S. birth series

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“bulky” · “bare”

No U.S. birth series

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“tent”

No U.S. birth series

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Ozjasz

Ozjasz is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

A brother for Othni