Öttl Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Öttl, so the heraldry linked to Otto is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Öttl

Öttl is one more way Otto has been written over the centuries. Taken at its root, Öttl points to “Wealth, prosperity”.

Before spelling was fixed, Otto was also written Öttl. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Otte, Ottens and Otho.

Want more than a summary? See the Öttl family name pack.