Ottilie

Ottilie meaning

Ottilie is an international and Christian girl's name of Germanic origin (Old High German).

From the Germanic element ōt, "wealth, riches, treasure"

Also used to mean: fortune

Ottilie is the German form of Odilia, a name built on the Germanic element od- or ōt. Gerhard Köbler's Old High German dictionary gives ōt as wealth, riches and treasure, and the Online Etymology Dictionary traces the related man's name Otto to the same root, matching Old English ead in Edward and Edith. The name spread through St Odile (Odilia), an abbess in Alsace said to have been born blind and given sight at baptism, now the region's patron saint. Goethe named the heroine of his novel Elective Affinities Ottilie. It is said OT-i-lee, and its meaning is close to Indian names such as Nidhi.

Source: Gerhard Köbler, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th ed.) · entry ōt* (1) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Köbler, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, ōt · Online Etymology Dictionary, Otto

Famous namesakes

• St Odile (Odilia) of Alsace, abbess and patron saint of Alsace
• Ottilie, heroine of Goethe's Elective Affinities

Popularity abroad

• #55 England and Wales, girls 2025
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Spellings

Ottilie · Ottily · Otilie · Odilia

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