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; 1358 Otta (nom) ibid. 335, p. 34
England
Walloon
1593 Ottelette RWC p. 28; 1594 Otelette ibid. p. 34; 1595 Othelette ibid. p. 40
France
Latin
1200 Oda (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVII; 1238 Houde (gen) ibid. 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
Germany
Latin
1298 Oda (nom) hennes-vol1 335
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Ota (gen) BBC-Berg 806, Otta (nom) ibid. 610
Switzerland
Early New High German
1448 Othoneta (nom) MHCG2 218
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Otta". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Otta.