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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Otger m. Old High German ōt, Old Saxon ōd 'wealth, riches' + Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear'.

For the English cognate, see Edgar.

France
Latin
c823 Otgarius (nom) irminon-vol2 3, CE; 952x993 Otgerius (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 132; c1010 Otgerii (gen) CartSavII 5, Otgerius (nom) ibid. 5; 1047 Otgerii (gen) CartNDSaintes I; 1038x? Otgerii (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 122, Otgerius (nom) ibid. 122
Germany
Latin
815 Adgerio (abl) InsMacon III; 834 Otgario (abl) HambUrk-vol1 VIII; 842 Otgario (abl) ibid. X; 847 Otgario (abl) ibid. XII; 864 Otgario (abl) ibid. XVI
Spain
Latin
1012 Odger (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXXI; 1020 Odegario (nom) ibid. MMCLXXV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Otger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Otger.