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Ottokar - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ottokar

[ syll. ot-to-kar, ott-ok-ar ] The boy name Ottokar is pronounced as AAT-owKAAR KEY. Ottokar is a German name of Germanic origin. Two-element name derived from the words 'uod' + 'wacar' meaning wealth, fortune + vigilant, watchful respectively. Original forms of Ottokar include Odoacer (Germanic), Odovacar (Germanic), Odowakar (Germanic), and Odowaker (Germanic). The name was borne by Odovacar (435-493), who overthrew the last Roman emperor and became the first Germanic king of Italy; he was later assassinated by his rival Theodoric. The name was later borne by two kings of Bohemia in the 13th century. The German Odoaker, the Czech Otakar, and the Czech Otokar are forms of the name. See also the related form, the Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, and Scandinavian Otto.

Ottokar is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Ottokar include the German names Ottocar, Odoaker, and Otger.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ottokar: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"


 
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