Otis

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Otis

/ˈoʊtɪs/ US
/ˈəʊtɪs/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊtɪs

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A patronymic surname derived from Middle English genitive case of the Germanic given name Ote, Ode, cognate to modern Otto.

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name, notably of the American revolutionary hero James Otis and the innovator and industrialist Elisha Otis.
US A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred from the surname. […] in a world of mandatory diminutives, a corporation of jolly Bills and Jacks and Herbs and Teds in which an unabbreviable given name like Earl must have been a minor handicap, "Oat" was the best that could be done for a man with the given name of Otis.
An Otis elevator.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: genus otis, out, matt, escalator, winch, jack, conveyor, lift, hoist, tramway, incline, skyride, gondola, dumbwaiter, funicular, ropeway

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Otis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/otis

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"Otis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/otis.

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@misc{otis_2026,
  title = {Otis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/otis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}