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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Otta f. Old High German ōt, Old Saxon ōd 'wealth, riches'. Fem. of Otto.

Czech Republic
Latin
1353 Otta (nom) chlumecky 6, p. 21
France
Latin
1301 Ode (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 206
1079x1101 Odelina (abl) CartStPC IX, Odelinam (acc) ibid. IX, Odeline (gen) ibid. IX; 1115x1149 Odeline (gen) ibid. X; 1138x62 Udelina (nom) clairvaux-12thc 85; 1147 Odelina (abl) ibid. 19; 1163–64 Odelina (abl) ibid. 106; 1164 Odelina (abl) ibid. 120; 1214 Odelina (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIV, Odelinam (acc) ibid. LXXIV; 1301 Odeline (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 210
Old French
1313 Houdee Paris1313 p. 63, Oudee ibid. p. 35
Middle French
1438 Odette favier 119, Oudete ibid. p. 290
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Otta". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Otta.