Otis

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • , notably of the American revolutionary hero James Otis and the innovator and industrialist Elisha Otis.
  • A male given name from Germanic languages, transferred from the surname.
  • An Otis elevator.

Origin

  • A patronymic surname derived from Middle English genitive case of the Germanic given name Ote, Ode, cognate to modern Otto.

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