Otta
[ˈɒtə]Meaning
from Old Norse ótta, "to frighten", or ótti, "fear"
Background Story
A user-submitted entry records Otta as a feminine given name in Scandinavian and in Medieval Czech. The Norwegian Nynorsk form is derived from Old Norse ótta, "to frighten", or ótti, "fear", probably with the ending -å, "creek, river", whose definite form -åa later became -a.
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