Comments on: Dearest Aunt Ottilie

By: Judith

Judith — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:47:17 +0000

Hello! I am Jewish. My great-great grandmother was born Ottilie Fischel, daughter of Jacob Fischel and Frieda Hahn Fischel. She was born in 1849 (presumably in Kosten, Posen, Prussia – now Koscian, Poland) and died in Kosten. I have found a record that shows Ottilie’s birth name was “Ele”. You can see the name variations and derivations for “Ottilie” both on Ancestry.com – Jewish history section – and Jewishgen.org – Jewish Given Names Database. It was very commmon for Jews by that time to have a secular name, as well as a Hebrew birth name.

By: Ottilie

Ottilie — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:06:09 +0000

My name is really Ottilie (Dutch) and it’s never shortened to Otto, since that’s a boys name. Some people call me Ot. This can be boys (from Otto) or girls (from Ottilie/Ottolien/Ottelie).

By: Bill Raymond

Bill Raymond — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:11:12 +0000

I really enjoyed the history behind the name.

By: Travis Inman

Travis Inman — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:05:08 +0000

Billy-
I thought Starbuck would be your name.
Sorry, bad joke. Really bad.

Otto is also the name of a star trek character.

By: Avily Jerome

Avily Jerome — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:44:10 +0000

Too cool! Thanks for sharing that story with us! And Otto is a great name!

By: Mother Dear

Mother Dear — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:17:39 +0000

Your grandmother will be so pleased.

By: Jacque

Jacque — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:19:11 +0000

Thanks for this information. Of course, this is the right name for your character!

By: Rosslyn

Rosslyn — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:29:03 +0000

Hey! I like your explanation of the Ottilie name. (And I really like the name “Ottilie” in its unabbreviated glory.)

I also voted for Death Spree III. How could I not?

By: gzusfreek

gzusfreek — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:26:07 +0000

Great post, Alison. You uncovered a family treasure there.
And from what I can see it kind of follows what Amy and Avily had suggested, only with your own very personal twist!
I like the name!

By: Billy Coffefy

Billy Coffefy — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:19:58 +0000

That is so cool. I wish I knew more about my family history, but it’s very slow going.

And what an interesting name!