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Otilie
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Otelia, nb Otelie, nb Othelia, nb Othelie, nb Othilia, nb Othilie, nb Otilia
Etymology
nb gem-pro *audaz
One of several Norwegian spellings of a female given name going back to nb la Otilia, originally la Odilia, a Latinised form of nb goh Odila and goh Otila, pet forms of names such as goh Oda. The Old High German names are formed from the Germanic name element reflected in gem-pro *audaz wealth, riches, with a pet-name or diminutive ending.
Compare da Otilie, sv Otilie, de Ottilie and en Ottilie female given name.
Pronunciation
nb /uˈtiː.li.ə/ ; /uˈtɪl.jə/ older
nb iːliə ɪljə 4 3 older
nb Othilie
nb O ti li e
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Latin < Old High German < Proto-Germanic Ottilie
Usage notes
The older three-syllable pronunciation of nb Otilie and nb Othilie underlies short forms such as nb Tilje.
Derived terms
nb Tilje short form
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 300 women in Norway had nb Otilie as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.Table 10501: “Persons, by girls' name and boys' name 2013–2025”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Otilie – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Tilje – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon.