I pronounce August (and Auden, can't think of other examples atm) like I pronounce "auto." Good fellow, good name. Ahs-car. The name was borne by Otto I (912 - 73), a king of Germany and emperor of… There might be a slight difference in the exact way I say it but Otto and Auto still sound the same to me.How do you say August? Similarly, I pronounce Oscar, Ollie, Oliver, and Otto with same vowel sound, Oscar and Auto both sound the same in the first syllable to me. The Au is a German Umlaut and the two letters are pronounced separately and not like the English A (Ay) or U (Yu). (2000 U.S. Went through an old family photo book and found a great great Uncle named Otto and we were sold!I love it! The name was borne by Otto I (912 - 73), a king of Germany and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. We're excited that you have an opinion about the name Otto. Nameberry is a registered trademark of Nameberry, LLC. Very cool potential. It's a very cool name!! To rate names on Nameberry, please register for an account or log in to an existing account.You will receive an email (no more than once per day) summarizing any new mentions of Otto on Nameberry. This was the name of four kings of Germany, starting in the 10th century with Otto I, the first Holy Roman emperor, who was known as Otto the Great. Perhaps, I need to take a trip to Sweden...My uncle had the name Otto. I'm not sure if there's more than one pronunciation for the name Auden...I'd say it Aw-den, but the poet/author may have said his name differently. Is it Ah-gust or Awh-gust? Really don't get how you'd be pronouncing it different. Meaning of the name Otto: From the Old High German Otho and Odo, which are derived from auda (rich). It's nice, the -o sound is appealing, but I think I prefer other O- boy names like Oscar, Owen, Oliver.I read a story about a boy named Otto and I've loved this name ever since.I've always liked this name, but am on the fence about using it. Most of the US has lost the sound that you describe at the beginning of Otto and has replaced it with the sound at the beginning of August (resulting in "cot" and "caught" being pronounced identically).
Yes, his name is a palindrome. Otto is a very prominent first name for men (#504 out of 1220, Top 41%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#1483 out of 150436, Top 1%). I'm from Florida and Auto and Otto definitely sound the same.I think this is a pretty slick name that would be cute for a baby as well respectable on an adult. The name Otto is a boy's name of German origin meaning "wealthy".. Cutting-edge parents have revived this German name a la Oscar. Find out more about the name Otto at BabyNames.com. Aw-toe (auto). I've only met one other Otto in my lifetime. His middle initial was F. He was German Irish ancestry. We called him Ott. If you do name your son Otto, it will be important to layout the facts for him. Handsome man.Otto Wood, drummer for pop punk band Waterparks <3 <3Oswald "Otto" Rocket is the central character on "Rocket Power," a show that aired on Nickelodeon Aug. 16,1999. I still always look but in 40 years have never found it. I almost wish there were a few more of us.
Sounds cute for a kid and cool for a man. But that is what my kid will likely look like! My husband didn't want to name our first born son Otto. From the Old High German Otho and Odo, which are derived from auda (rich).
Also it's 8 in Italian which is my favorite number! The name Otto means Wealth and is of German origin. The older form of Odo is also bestowed, but it is much less common.Otto is my husband's name.
His parents had a ancestor of German descent named Otto. This will be a strong contender for us.I have a friend who pronounces it like auto so...This name always reminds me of an engineerMe too! and I pronounce "auto" similar to Aw-toe/Aw-doe. Super easy to pronounce and spell, but still pretty uncommon. Otto begins like Oscar and Auto begins like Auden.