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Otwin

“wealth, riches” + “friend”

Language context for this entry: German

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No sourced pronunciation yet

Origin: Proto-Germanic
1 language context: German
Follow the evidence: 2 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Otwin

Otwin is a masculine given name documented in German. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Germanic via Old High German and Proto-West Germanic, from the components “wealth, riches” + “friend”.

Proto-Germanic origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “wealth, riches” + “friend”

From Old High German Audowin, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz, from *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *winiz (“friend”). Cognate with English Edwin, Faroese Eyðun, Icelandic Auðunn, Norwegian Nynorsk Audun, and Swedish Öden.

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Old High German
Proto-West Germanic
Proto-Germanic

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Proto-language forms marked with an asterisk in the source are reconstructions, rather than dated records of a person using the name.

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Wiktionary: OtwinCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Otwin is used

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1 country with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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Germany

Language records

Documented as a given name in German.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Austria

1984–2025 Spelling: Otwin

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2010: 1; births; Rank #1,508
Peak year: 1984; 1 births

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Source: Statistik Austria · Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)

No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). National counts are computed by NameStoria as the sum of the published district rows plus the GEH row for the same name/sex/year (the file has no national total row); see notes for the overlap check.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Otwin in Austria, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1984	1	449	observed
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	1	1,121	observed
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	1	1,508	observed
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Otwin” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Metadata page, verbatim: « Erste Vornamen Neugeborener nach Geburtsjahr, Geschlecht und politischem Bezirk ab 1984: 1984 bis 2009 nur Babys mit österreichischer Staatsbürgerschaft; ab 2010 alle Babys. Die regionale Zuordnung zum politischen Bezirk erfolgt nach dem Wohnort der Mutter zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt. » English title on the page: « First names by year of birth, sex and administrative district: 1984-2009 only babys with austrian nationality; from 2010 onwards all babys. » Attribute F-ANZAHL_LGEB: « Anzahl Lebendgeborene » (number of live births).
Rounding: No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). National counts are computed by NameStoria as the sum of the published district rows plus the GEH row for the same name/sex/year (the file has no national total row); see notes for the overlap check.
Suppression: Metadata page, verbatim: « Bei Vornamen, die pro Jahr seltener als vier Mal vorkommen, wird nur die Anzahl pro Jahr für Österreich angezeigt. » (« For first names that occur less than four times per year, only the number per year for Austria is displayed. ») These rows carry district code GEH. No name is withheld at national level, so national counts are complete as published.
Ranking: No ranks are published; computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. Computed per year and sex over the national counts.

Released 2026-07-09 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-16.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wikidata Q26780143CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: OtwinCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Otwin

Proto-Germanic origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “wealth, riches” + “friend”

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Old High German
Proto-West Germanic
Proto-Germanic

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Proto-language forms marked with an asterisk in the source are reconstructions, rather than dated records of a person using the name.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (1)

Wiktionary: OtwinCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Otwin is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Otwin’s connections around the world.

1 country with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Germany

Language records

Documented as a given name in German.

Explore Germany

4 of 4 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Austria

1984–2025 Spelling: Otwin

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2010: 1; births; Rank #1,508
Peak year: 1984; 1 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Statistik Austria · Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Otwin in Austria, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1984	1	449	observed
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	1	1,121	observed
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	1	1,508	observed
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Metadata page, verbatim: « Erste Vornamen Neugeborener nach Geburtsjahr, Geschlecht und politischem Bezirk ab 1984: 1984 bis 2009 nur Babys mit österreichischer Staatsbürgerschaft; ab 2010 alle Babys. Die regionale Zuordnung zum politischen Bezirk erfolgt nach dem Wohnort der Mutter zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt. » English title on the page: « First names by year of birth, sex and administrative district: 1984-2009 only babys with austrian nationality; from 2010 onwards all babys. » Attribute F-ANZAHL_LGEB: « Anzahl Lebendgeborene » (number of live births).
Rounding: No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). National counts are computed by NameStoria as the sum of the published district rows plus the GEH row for the same name/sex/year (the file has no national total row); see notes for the overlap check.
Suppression: Metadata page, verbatim: « Bei Vornamen, die pro Jahr seltener als vier Mal vorkommen, wird nur die Anzahl pro Jahr für Österreich angezeigt. » (« For first names that occur less than four times per year, only the number per year for Austria is displayed. ») These rows carry district code GEH. No name is withheld at national level, so national counts are complete as published.
Ranking: No ranks are published; computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. Computed per year and sex over the national counts.

Released 2026-07-09 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-16.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wikidata Q26780143CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: OtwinCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Otwin

Proto-Germanic origin

Where Otwin is used

Across borders

Germany

Popularity over time

Austria

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Otwin

Proto-Germanic origin

Where Otwin is used

Across borders

Germany

Popularity over time

Austria

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page