Othmar, also spelled Otmar or Ottmar, is a masculine German given name, derived from the Germanic name Audamar, from the elements aud "wealth, prosperity" and mar "fame".
Notable people with the name include:
Saint Othmar, medieval monk and priest Othmar Ammann (1879–1965), Swiss-American structural engineer Otmar Emminger (1911–1986), German economist Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer (1896-1969), German-Dutch human biologist and geneticist Otmar Hasler (born 1953), Prime Minister of Lichtenstein (2001–2009) Ottmar Hörl, German conceptual artist, sculptor, installation, action, photography, and object artist Ottmar Hitzfeld (born 1949), German football player and manager Otmar Issing (born 1936), German economist Othmar Karas (born 1957), Austrian politician Ottmar Liebert (born 1959), German guitarist, songwriter and producer Ottmar Luscinius (1487–1537), German humanist Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854–1899), German-American inventor Othmar Muller von Blumencorn, Swiss sailor Othmar Reiser (1861–1936), Austrian ornithologist Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957), Swiss composer Othmar Spann (1878–1950), Austrian philosopher Otmar Szafnauer (born 1964), American businessman Othmar Zeidler (1850–1911), Austrian chemist
Fictional characters King Ottmar in the Legacy of Kain series Miss Othmar, the unseen teacher with a voice that is the sound of teaching from Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts
See also Ottomar Omar (name) Otto Ademar Johann Karl Christoph Nachtigal, published Volcks-Sagen (1800) under the name Otmar
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