All over the world, Otello (Otello 
, Отелло 
, אוטלו) is a common male first name. The given name Otello is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a common male name, France, where it is a rare masculine name, and Argentina, where it is a very rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Italy, France, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Otello is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Otello | Italy, Spain, Philippines, Argentina, France |
| Отелло | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Otello is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Otello , the operatic character in the opera Otello by Giuseppe Verdi; a Moorish general; Otello , the operatic character in the opera Otello by Gioachino Rossini and Otello Testa , character in Un Posto al Sole.
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otello putinati italian trade unionist and politician (1899-1952), IT (b. 1899) |
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otello martelli Italian cinematographer, IT (b. 1902) |
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otello abbruciati Italian boxer, IT (b. 1909) |
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otello subinaghi Italian footballer (1910-2001), IT (b. 1910) |
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otello nannuzzi italian politician, IT (b. 1912) |
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otello toso Italian actor (1914-1966), IT (b. 1914) |
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otello bignami Italian luthier, IT (b. 1914) |
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| otello masini Italian politician (b. 1864) |
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otello marilli Italian politician (1915-1979), IT (b. 1915) |
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otello zironi Italian association football player (1917-1990), IT (b. 1917) |
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otello zeloni Brazilian actor (1921-1973), BR (b. 1921) |
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otello montanari Italian politician, IT (b. 1926) |
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| otello cavara Italian journalist, IT (b. 1877) |
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otello profazio Italian musician, IT (b. 1936) |
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| otello capitani Italian gymnast, IT (b. 1890) |
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