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View Name: Otis


OTIS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: O-tis   [key]
Meaning & History
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name Ode, a cognate of OTTO. In America it has been used in honour of the revolutionary James Otis (1725-1783).
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United States  - 
Netherlands  ranked #354 



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