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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ottokar m. Old High German ōt, Old Saxon ōd 'wealth, riches' + Old High German wach 'watchful, vigilant'.

The name of a 5th C Gothic king of Italy, a 12th and 13th C king of Bohemia, and a 13th C king of Bohemia.

Germany
Latin
1142 Otaker (nom) mairhofer I; 1144 Otacher (nom) ibid. XV; 1145 Otacher (nom) ibid. XIX; 1213 Ottakarus (nom) hennes-vol1 14; 1219 Odacrius (nom) ibid. 39
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ottokar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Ottokar.