The baby name Otys is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoʊtɪs/ (OH-tis).
Otys is English in Origin.
The baby name Otys is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoʊtɪs/ (OH-tis).
Otys is English in Origin.
Otys is a contemporary respelling of Otis, an English given name that arose from a medieval surname built on Ode/Odo and Otto. All trace back to the Old High German element od/ot (also aud), meaning “wealth, fortune, prosperity.” The final -s in Otis - and by extension Otys - reflects a genitive/patronymic “son of Ode,” giving the sense of “prosperous one” or “descendant of wealth.”
As a spelling, Otys remains rare, while Otis has long circulated in the Anglophone world, aided by figures such as inventor Elisha Otis and singer Otis Redding. Close variants and cognates include Otis; Otto (German/Scandinavian); Odo/Eudes (Germanic and French); Odon (Spanish); and Slavic short forms Ota/Oto. English diminutives like Otie or Oti occur. Related feminine counterparts, sharing the same root, include Ottilie and Polish Otylia.
Otys is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 14 times, across 9 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Otys is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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