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Ottilie

Girl name · 88 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Ottilie: 88 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 14 births in 2023.

With Germanic roots, Ottilie is the French and English form of Ottilia, the feminine of Otto, meaning "wealth" or "prosperity." The name gained literary cachet through Ottilie von Goethe, daughter-in-law of the great Johann Wolfgang, and was borne by the prolific 19th-century German author Ottilie Wildermuth. While no major place names derive directly from Ottilie, the variant Odilia is linked to Saint Odile, patroness of Alsace. Once popular in Victorian Scotland, Ottilie has quietly returned as a vintage favourite, offering a softer alternative to Olivia with a distinctly continental elegance.