Othmar, also spelled Otmar or Ottmar, is a masculine German given name, derived from the

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The i ...

''Audamar'', from the elements ''aud'' "wealth, prosperity" and ''mar'' "fame". Notable people with the name include: *

Saint Othmar Othmar, (also ''Audomar'', 689 – 759) was a Medieval monk and priest. He served as the first abbot of the Abbey of St. Gall, a Benedictine monastery near where the city of St. Gallen, now in Switzerland, developed. Life Othmar was of Alema ...

, medieval monk and priest *

Othmar Ammann Othmar Hermann Ammann (March 26, 1879 – September 22, 1965) was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. He also directed the planning and const ...

(1879–1965), Swiss-American structural engineer * Otmar Emminger (1911–1986), German economist *

Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer (; 16 July 1896 – 8 August 1969) was a German-Dutch human biologist and geneticist, who was the Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Münster until he retired in 1965. A member of the Dutch noble Vers ...

(1896-1969), German-Dutch human biologist and geneticist * Otmar Hasler (born 1953), Prime Minister of Lichtenstein (2001–2009) * Ottmar Hörl, German conceptual artist, sculptor, installation, action, photography, and object artist *

Ottmar Hitzfeld Ottmar Hitzfeld (; born 12 January 1949) is a German former professional football player and a former manager. He accumulated a total of 18 major titles, mostly in his tenures with Grasshopper Club Zürich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. ...

(born 1949), German football player and manager * Otmar Issing (born 1936), German economist *

Othmar Karas Othmar Karas (born 24 December 1957) is an Austrian politician who served as the First Vice-President of the European Parliament since January 2022, having been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1999. He is a member of the Austrian ...

(born 1957), Austrian politician *

Ottmar Liebert Ottmar Liebert (born 1 February 1959) is a German guitarist, songwriter and producer best known for his Spanish-influenced music. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Liebert has received 38 Gold and Platinum certifications in the United States, as ...

(born 1959), German guitarist, songwriter and producer * Ottmar Luscinius (1487–1537), German humanist *

Ottmar Mergenthaler Ottmar Mergenthaler (11 May 1854 – 28 October 1899) was a German-American inventor who invented the linotype machine, the first device that could easily and quickly set complete lines of type for use in printing presses. This machine revo ...

(1854–1899), German-American inventor * Othmar Muller von Blumencorn, Swiss sailor *

Othmar Reiser Othmar Reiser or Otmar Rajzer (21 December 1861 – 31 March 1936, Pickern) was an Austro-Slovenian ornithologist and naturalist who worked as curator of the bird collections in the natural history museum at Sarajevo, working there from its founda ...

(1861–1936), Austrian ornithologist *

Othmar Schoeck Othmar Schoeck (1 September 1886 – 8 March 1957) was a Swiss List of Romantic-era composers, Romantic classical composer, opera composer, musician, and Conductor (music), conductor. He was known mainly for his considerable output of lied, art ...

(1886–1957), Swiss composer *

Othmar Spann Othmar Spann (1 October 1878 – 8 July 1950) was a conservative Austrian philosopher, sociologist and economist. His radical anti-liberal and anti-socialist views, based on early 19th century Romantic ideas expressed by Adam Müller et al. ...

(1878–1950), Austrian philosopher *

Otmar Szafnauer Otmar Marin Szafnauer (born 13 August 1964) is a Romanian and American engineer. He served as Team Principal of the Alpine F1 Team until the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix. Biography Szafnauer was born in Semlac, a small village in Western Romania to ...

(born 1964), American businessman * Othmar Zeidler (1850–1911), Austrian chemist

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King Ottmar ''Legacy of Kain'' is a series of dark fantasy action-adventure game, action-adventure video games primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics and formerly published by Eidos Interactive. The first title, ''Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain'', was created ...

in the Legacy of Kain series *Miss Othmar, the unseen teacher with a voice that is the sound of teaching from Charles M. Schulz's comic strip

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run ext ...

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* {{given name German masculine given names Masculine given names

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