Audovacar (from

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*''Audawakraz'') is a masculine

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. Composed of the roots (wealth) and (awake), it may be translated "warden of riches" or "watchman of property" and is a

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for lord. The name is attested in many variations. The first root may appear as , , , , or and is attested as a name on its own, Aud, in the 3rd century AD. The name

Otto Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fro ...

is a derivative. The medieval German form was

Ottokar Ottokar is the medieval German form of the Germanic name Audovacar. People with the name Ottokar include: *Two kings of Bohemia, members of the Přemyslid dynasty ** Ottokar I of Bohemia (–1230) ** Ottokar II of Bohemia (–1278) *Four Styrian m ...

, whence the

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form

Otakar Otakar is a masculine Czech given name of Germanic origin (cf. Audovacar). Notable people with the name include: *Otakar Batlička (1895–1942), Czech adventurer, journalist, ham radio operator, member of Czech Nazi resistance group in World War ...

. The Czech name Žiroslav (Polish ''Żyrosław'') has the same meaning. The

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name

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also means "lord of wealth". __NOTOC__

Attested forms

These forms are mentioned in . *Audacar *Audacrus *Audaccrus *Audgarius *Audagarius *Autcharius *Aotackar *Odowakar *Odakar *Odacrus *Otachar *Otacar *Otacarus *

*Otgarius *

Otgar Otgar, Otger or Odgar is a Germanic masculine given name (from Proto-Germanic *''Audawakraz''). It may refer to: * (fl. 8th century), missionary *Autchar (fl. 8th century), Frankish nobleman * Otgar of Mainz, archbishop (826–847) *, bishop of Ei ...

Otger Otgar, Otger or Odgar is a Germanic masculine given name (from Proto-Germanic *''Audawakraz''). It may refer to: * (fl. 8th century), missionary *Autchar (fl. 8th century), Frankish nobleman * Otgar of Mainz, archbishop (826–847) *, bishop of Ei ...

*Othgar *Otkger

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Adovacrius Adovacrius or Eadwacer was a leader who led a group of Saxons based in Gaul Gaul ( la, Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first described by the Romans. It was inhabited by Celtic and Aquitani tribes, encompassing present-day France, Be ...

(5th century), Saxon leader in Gaul *

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(d. 493), barbarian king of Italy *

Autchar Autchar (also Otachar or Otgar) was a Frankish nobleman. He served Pippin III as a diplomat in 753 and followed Carloman I after the division of the kingdom in 768. In 772, refusing to accept Carloman's brother Charlemagne as king, he went into exil ...

(8th century), Frankish diplomat *Eadwacer, character from the 9th-century Old English poem "

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