Ottilie is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
for women. The name is a French derivative of the medieval
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
masculine 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 ...
, and has the meaning "prosperous in battle", "riches", "prosperous" or "wealth".
Popularity
The name has increased in popularity in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
in recent years. It has ranked among the top 500 names for girls in those countries since 2015 and was the 118th most popular name for girls there in 2021. It is a name that has been particularly well-used for girls from
upper class British families. The traditional German pronunciation is o-TEE-lee-ə. The usual
British pronunciation is OT-i-lee. Its popularity in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
peaked in 1880 when it reached almost 600th position. It is now an unfamiliar name to many Americans, but is also increasing in usage in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
, where the name was given to 25 newborn girls in 2021.
Ottilie is a variant of
Odile
Odile is a feminine given name of French origin, and may refer to:
Characters
* Odile, the evil black swan of ''Swan Lake''
* Odile de Caray, in the 1966 film ''Eye of the Devil''
* Odile, a principal character in the 1964 Jean-Luc Godard film ' ...
. Ottilia, Ottiliana, and Ottoline are variants of Ottilie.
People
*
Ottilie Abrahams
Ottilie Grete Abrahams (2 September 19372 July 2018) was a Namibian educator, activist, and politician.
Personal
Abrahams was born on 2 September 1937 in the Old Location township outside of Windhoek. Abrahams was the daughter of Otto Schimmi ...
, Namibian activist
*
Ottilie Assing, German journalist
*
Ottilie von Bistram, Latvian writer and teacher
*
Ottilia Borbáth
Ottilia Borbáth (born November 26, 1946, in Târgu Mureș, Romania) is an actress who has appeared in many films as well as appearing in TV mini serials such as the '' Nightmare Years'' and ''The Phantom of the Opera''.
Biography
He was born in 1 ...
, Romanian actor
*
Ottilie Davidová, the youngest of
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It ...
's three sisters
*
Ottilie Fleischer, German athlete
*
Ottilie Louise Fresco, Dutch scientist
*
Otti Geschka
Otti Geschka (born Ottilie Bördner; 27 December 1939) is a German Pediatric nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse and politician. Being a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) she was elected as the ...
, full name Ottilie Geschka (born 1939), German pediatric nurse and politician
*
Ottilie Godefroy, Austrian actor who performed under the name Tilla Durieux
*
Ottilie von Hansemann, German women's rights activist
*Ottilie Houser Brattain, American mathematician and mother of the physicist
Walter Houser Brattain
Walter Houser Brattain (; February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist at Bell Labs who, along with fellow scientists John Bardeen and William Shockley, invented the point-contact transistor in December 1947. They shared t ...
.
*
Ottilie Hoffmann, German educationalist and social reformer
*
Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen, German aristocrat
*
Tillie Klimek
Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek (born Otylia Gburek; 1876 – November 20, 1936) was a Polish American serial killer, active in Chicago. According to accounts, she pretended to have precognitive dreams, accurately predicting the dates of death of her ...
, American serial killer
*Ottilie Kruger, American actor and daughter of the actor
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger (September 6, 1885 – September 6, 1974) was an American actor, originally a Broadway matinee idol, who established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as Hitchcock's ''Saboteur''. He also appeared in CBS's ''Perry Mason'' a ...
*
Ottilia Carolina Kuhlman, Swedish actor
*
Ottoline Leyser
Dame Henrietta Miriam Ottoline Leyser (born 7 March 1965)
is a British plant biologist and Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge, Chief Executive Officer of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Sainsbury Laboratory, ...
, British plant biologist
*
Ottilie A. Liljencrantz, American writer
*
Ottilia Littmarck
Ottilia Sofia Littmarck (22 June 1834– 14 July 1929) was a Swedish actress and theatre director. She was a noted actress in Sweden in the late 19th century.
Biography
She was born in the parish of Jäder in Södermanland to inspector Johan Rylan ...
, Swedish actor and director
*
Tilly Losch, Austrian dancer and choreographer
*
Ottalie Mark
Ottalie Mark (Born Thilla Mark, October 3, 1896 - November 13, 1979) was an American musicologist, copyright consultant, composer, and music editor.
Early life and education
Ottalie Mark was born on October 3, 1896, the daughter of David and R ...
, Russian-American musicologist
*
Ottilie Maclaren Wallace
Ottilie Helen McLaren (or MacLaren) Wallace (2 August 1875 – 17 October 1947) was a sculptor, a pupil of Auguste Rodin and an Associate Member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
Early life
Ottilie Helen McLaren was the youngest dau ...
, Scottish sculptor
*
Ottilie Metzger, German contralto
*
Lady Ottoline Morrell, English society hostess
*
Ottilie Mulzet
Ottilie Mulzet (born July, 1960 in Toronto) is a literary translator of Hungarian poetry and prose whose work has been recognized with several major literary awards.
She is known in particular for her translations of several books by László Kra ...
, translator of Hungarian poetry and prose
*
Ottilie Palm Jost, Canadian impressionist artist
*
Ottilie Patterson
Anna Ottilie Patterson (31 January 1932 – 20 June 2011) was a Northern Irish blues singer best known for her performances and recordings with the Chris Barber Jazz Band in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Biography
Anna Ottilie Patterson was ...
, Northern Irish jazz singer
*
Ottilie Roederstein
Ottilie Wilhelmine Roederstein (22 April 1859 – 26 November 1937) was a German-Swiss painter. She was the long-time companion of Elisabeth Winterhalter, one of the first female doctors in Germany.
Life
Roederstein was born in Zürich, Switze ...
, Swiss painter
*
Ottilie Stibaner
Ottilie Stibaner (17 April 1908 – 23 May 1972) was a German chess player. She is a winner of the West Germany Women's Chess Championship (1965).
Biography
From the 1940s to the early 1970s, Ottilie Stibaner was one of the leading chess players ...
, German chess player
*
Ottilie Sutro, American pianist
*
Ottilie Tolansky (1912–1977), Austrian artist
*
Ottilie Wildermuth
Ottilie Wildermuth (; née Rooschüz; 22 February 1817 in Rottenburg am Neckar – 12 July 1877 in Tübingen) was a German writer, particularly notable for her children's books.
Life
Ottilie Rooschüz was the daughter of Gottlob Christian ...
, German writer
*
Otylia Jędrzejczak
Otylia Jędrzejczak (; born 13 December 1983) is a Polish swimmer. She was the Olympic champion from 2004 Athens in the 200 metre butterfly. She finished 4th in this event in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and also swam at the 2000 Summ ...
, Polish swimmer
Fictional characters
*Ottilie, a principal character in the novel ''
Elective Affinities'' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
*Ottilie Harshom, protagonist in John Wyndham‘s story "
Random Quest
"Random Quest" is a science fiction short story, which is also a love story, by British writer John Wyndham. It was included in his 1961 collection '' Consider Her Ways and Others''. It has been dramatised three times, twice under its original na ...
", published in 1961 and later made into the film ''
Quest for Love''
*Ottilie, in "To Ottilie" by
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...
*Ottilie, in the short story "House of Flowers" by
Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capote ( ; born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, ...
, later adapted into a
musical of the same name
References
{{given name
English given names