Otilia

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Otelia, Otelie, Othelia, Othelie, Othilia, Othilie, Otilie

Etymology

From Latin Otilia, originally Odilia, a Latinised form of Old High German Odila and Otila, pet forms of names such as Oda. The Old High German names are formed from the Germanic name element reflected in *audaz (“wealth, riches”), with a pet-name or diminutive ending.

Compare Danish Otilia, Swedish Otilia, German Ottilie and English Ottilie (“female given name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈtiː.li.a/
• Rhymes: -iːlia
• Homophone: Othilia
• Hyphenation: O‧ti‧li‧a

Proper noun

Otilia

1. a female given name from Latin [in turn from Old High German, in turn from Proto-Germanic], equivalent to English Ottilie

Statistics

• According to Statistics Norway, 56 women in Norway had Otilia as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.

References

• “Otilia – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ottilie. Popularised by the 1938 novel Enigma Otiliei by George Călinescu.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Otilia f (genitive/dative Otiliei)

1. a female given name from German