Ottilie
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| Pronunciation | English: /ˈɒtɪli, oʊˈtɪli/; German: [ɔˈtiːli̯ə] |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | German |
| Meaning | “wealthy” |
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| Related names | Odelia, Odette, Odile, Ottalie, Otto, Ottilia, Ottiliana, Ottoline, Otylia, Tillie |
Ottilie is a given name for women. The name is a French derivative[1] of the medieval German masculine name Otto, and has the meaning "prosperous in battle", "riches", "prosperous" or "wealth".[2]
Popularity
[edit]The name has increased in popularity in England and Wales in recent years. It has ranked among the top 500 names for girls in those countries since 2015 and was the 83rd most popular name for girls there in 2022.[3] It is a name that has been particularly well-used for girls from upper class British families. The traditional German pronunciation is o-TEE-lee-ə. The usual British pronunciation is OT-i-lee.[4]
Its popularity in the United States peaked in 1880 when it reached almost 600th position.[5] It is now an unfamiliar name to many Americans, but is also increasing in usage in the United States, where the name was given to 25 newborn girls in 2021, 34 newborn girls in 2022, and 67 newborn American girls in 2023.[6] [7] [8]
Ottilie is a variant of Odile. Ottilia, Ottiliana, and Ottoline are variants of Ottilie.
People
[edit]- Ottilie Abrahams, Namibian activist
- Ottilie Assing, German journalist
- Ottilie von Bistram, Latvian writer and teacher
- Ottilia Borbáth, Romanian actor
- Ottilie Davidová, the youngest of Franz Kafka's three sisters
- Ottilie Fleischer, German athlete
- Ottilie Louise Fresco, Dutch scientist
- Otti Geschka, full name Ottilie Geschka (born 1939), German pediatric nurse and politician
- Ottilie Godefroy, Austrian actor who performed under the name Tilla Durieux
- Ottilie von Hansemann, German women's rights activist
- Ottilie Houser Brattain, American mathematician and mother of the physicist Walter Houser Brattain.
- Ottilie Hoffmann, German educationalist and social reformer
- Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen, German aristocrat
- Tillie Klimek, American serial killer
- Ottilie Kruger, American actor and daughter of the actor Otto Kruger
- Ottilia Carolina Kuhlman, Swedish actor
- Ottoline Leyser, British plant biologist
- Ottilie A. Liljencrantz, American writer
- Ottilia Littmarck, Swedish actor and director
- Tilly Losch, Austrian dancer and choreographer
- Ottalie Mark, Russian-American musicologist
- Ottilie Maclaren Wallace, Scottish sculptor
- Ottilie Metzger, German contralto
- Lady Ottoline Morrell, English society hostess
- Ottilie Mulzet, translator of Hungarian poetry and prose
- Ottilie Palm Jost, Canadian impressionist artist
- Ottilie Patterson, Northern Irish jazz singer
- Ottilie Roederstein, Swiss painter
- Ottilie Stibaner, German chess player
- Ottilie Sutro, American pianist
- Ottilie Tolansky (1912–1977), Austrian artist
- Ottilie Turnbull Seybolt (1889–1978), American theatre professor
- Ottilie Wildermuth, German writer
- Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish swimmer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Ottilie, a principal character in the novel Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Ottilie Harshom, protagonist in John Wyndham‘s story "Random Quest", published in 1961 and later made into the film Quest for Love
- Ottilie, in "To Ottilie" by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Ottilie, in the short story "House of Flowers" by Truman Capote, later adapted into a musical of the same name
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Ottilie". Ottilie - Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ "Ottilie: Meaning Of Name Ottilie". nameberry.com. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ "Popularity for the name Ottilie - Behind the Name".
- ^ "Name of the Week: Ottilie".
- ^ Think baby names website
- ^ "Ottilie: Baby Name of the Day". 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Mum changed daughter's name 3 months after birth as nobody could pronounce it". 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Popular Baby Names".
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