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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
1238 Houde (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXLV; 1301 Ode (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 206
Old French
1313 Houdee Paris1313 p. 63, Oudee ibid. p. 35
Middle French
1438 Odette favier 119, Oudete ibid. p. 290
Switzerland
Early New High German
1448 Othoneta (nom) MHCG2 218
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Otta". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Otta.