Save Gender Masculine Usage Old Persian (Hellenized), History Scripts Ὀτάνης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. o-ta-nehs(Attic Greek) o-TA-nees(Kione Greek) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Hellenized form of Old Persian Utana. This name was borne by one of the seven Persian noblemen that helped Darius the Great come to power.