The baby name Othmar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɒt.mɑːr/ (OHT-mar).
The baby name Othmar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɒt.mɑːr/ (OHT-mar).
Othmar is in Origin.
Othmar is a masculine given name of Old High German origin, built from aud/od (wealth, fortune) and mar/mari (famous). Through German sound changes, aud became od/ot, yielding the sense of renowned for wealth or prosperous fame. The spelling with th reflects older orthography, while the t-forms are equally traditional.
The name’s profile was shaped by Saint Othmar (c. 689-759), first abbot of the Abbey of St. Gall in present-day Switzerland, whose cult anchored the name across Alemannic regions (Switzerland, Austria, southern Germany, Liechtenstein). It was steady in the Middle Ages, saw modest revival in the 19th-20th centuries, and remains uncommon today outside Central Europe. Notable modern bearers include Swiss composer Othmar Schoeck and Austrian statesman Othmar Karas. Common variants: Otmar and Ottmar (German), Otmár (Czech/Slovak), and Otmaro (Spanish-influenced). Related names include Otto and Otmar.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Austria | 0 | #204 | 10 | 850 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #269 | 187 | 2,180 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #928 | 25 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,355 | 117 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Othmar is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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