The baby name Otus is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-tus (IPA: /ˈoʊtəs/).
Otus is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Otus is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-tus (IPA: /ˈoʊtəs/).
Otus is Greek in Origin.
Otus is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Otos (Ὦτος), the name of one of the Aloadae, giant twins who challenged the Olympian gods. It appears in classical sources but never became a common personal name, remaining a literary and mythic reference; modern use is rare and tends to appeal to parents seeking compact, heroic choices.
Its precise meaning is uncertain. Spelling variants include Otos and Oto; Otus is the prevailing Anglicized form. By sound it overlaps with Germanic Otto and its English derivative Otis (from a root meaning “wealth”), yet these are unrelated. A collateral association arises from scientific Latin Otus, the scops-owl genus, named from Greek ous/otos “ear” for the birds’ ear tufts - an evocative, though etymologically separate, connection.
Otus is far from common. In all, it turns up just 20 times, across 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 |
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