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Meaning & History
Feminine form of Otto, or a short form of Ottilia (perhaps modeled on the earlier Lotta). As a Swedish name it has sometimes been given to the eighth-born child due to association with the word åtta "eight".(The Icelandic name Ótta probably has a different origin, apparently connected to Old Icelandic ótti "terror, fear, dread" (from Proto-Germanic *óhtan-) via names containing the element, such as Hallótta.)