Othello Name Meaning

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The name Othello comes from Literature roots and carries a meaning worth knowing. Read the full meaning and origin of Othello below, then browse real variants, short forms, and related names from the same family. Tap any name to copy it instantly.

Othello Name Meaning

LiteraturePerhaps an Italian diminutive of OTHO. Shakespeare used this name in his tragedy 'Othello' (1603), where it belongs to a Moor who is manipulated by Iago into killing his wife Desdemona.

Origin: LiteratureGender: Boy
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1 Otmar
2 Obadiah
3 Osbeorn
4 Oceanus
5 Osamu
6 Ogden
7 Othmar
8 Odran
9 Olegário
10 Oskari
11 Oluchi
12 Orion
13 Owain
14 Óscar
15 Ovadyah
16 Orvar
17 Osmund
18 Octavius
19 Oluwaseun
20 Oliwer
21 Osiris
22 Osborne
23 Otokar
24 Ouranos
25 Ognen
26 Ossian
27 Orlando
28 Olabode
29 Ourbanos
30 Ólavur
31 Otieno
32 Ormonde
33 Orrell
34 Oldřich
35 Ofrah
36 Okoro
37 Oluwafemi
38 Ophrah
39 Otho
40 Osborn
41 Ólafur
42 Oisín
43 Ognian
44 Ottaviano
45 Ofydd
46 Orfeo
47 Odoacer
48 Ottorino
49 Oidipous
50 Olufemi
51 Ožbej
52 Ørjan
53 Oyibo
54 Oleksandr
55 Omiros
56 Oddmund
57 Odilon
58 Opeyemi
59 Orhan
60 Omega
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