What Does the Name Othello Mean
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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.
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