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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Otmar m. Old High German ōt, Old Saxon ōd 'wealth, riches' + Old High German, Old Saxon māri from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz 'famous'.

The name of an 8th C Swiss saint.

France
Latin
952x993 Otmari (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 132
Germany
Early New High German
1554 Othmar (nom) MHCG2 333; 1555 Othmar (nom) ibid. 335
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Otmar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Otmar.