Given name & surname

Otieno

“born at night”

Otieno is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born at night.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “born at night.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Otieno’s family of names

Otieno has a related form in Othieno. Otieno has a related form in Othyeno. Otieno has a related form in Otyeno.

Walk Otieno’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Otieno

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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

African

Oringo

“one who enjoys hunting”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Okello

“one who is born following twins”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Odongo

“the second-born of twins”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Olubayo

“a dazzling woman” · “filled with happiness”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Olviemi

“loved by God”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Ojo

“of a difficult birth”

No U.S. birth series

94% boys · 6% girls

African

Okemos

“one who provides counsel”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Odissan

“a wanderer; traveler”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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