Otis is a male given name derived from an English surname, which was in turn derived from Ode, a variant form of Odo and Otto. The name also has origins in the Ars Goetia, it is a variation of the name Botis. Otis is also a male nickname from Otieno, with its roots in the Luo tribe in Kenya.
People Otis Armstrong (1950–2021), American football player Otis Birdsong (born 1955), American former National Basketball Association player, member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame Otis R. Bowen (1918–2013), American politician Otis Chandler (1927–2006), American newspaper publisher Otis Clay (1942–2016), American R&B and soul singer Otis Davis (born 1932), American sprinter and world 400 m record holder Otis Dudley Duncan (1921–2004), American sociologist Otis Dozovic (born 1991), American professional wrestler Otis Gibson (1826–1889), American missionary in China Otis F. Glenn (1879–1959), American politician Otis Grant (born 1967), Canadian boxer Otis Grant (American football) (1961–2011), American football player Otis Hicks (1913–1974), American blues musician known as Lightnin' Slim Otis Jackson Jr. (born 1973), American music producer and rapper Otis King (1876–1944), British inventor Otis Nixon (born 1959), American baseball player Otis Pavlovic (c. 2020s), Australian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist, best known as a member of Royel Otis Otis Polelonema (1902–1981), Hopi painter, illustrator, weaver, song composer and educator Otis Redding (1941–1967), American singer and songwriter Otis Reese IV (born 1998), American football player Otis Rush (1934–2018), American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Otis A. Singletary (1921–2003), American historian and university administrator Otis Sistrunk (born 1946), American National Football League player and professional wrestler Otis Skinner (1858–1942), American actor Otis Smith (disambiguation), multiple people Otis Spann (1930–1970), American pianist Otis Taylor (musician) (born 1948), American blues musician Otis Taylor (American football) (1942–2023), American football player Otis Tufts (1804–1869), American inventor Otis Williams (born 1941), American singer, songwriter, record producer and a founding member of the Temptations Otis Young (1932–2001), American actor and writer
Fictional characters Otis the Aardvark, a puppet/presenter on Children's BBC Otis Blake, character in Scott Cooper's 2009 film Crazy Heart Otis Campbell, character in the television series The Andy Griffith Show Otis the Cow, in Nickelodeon's 2006 film, Barnyard, and its TV spin-off series, Back at the Barnyard Otis B. Driftwood, played by Groucho Marx in the 1935 film A Night at the Opera Otis Flannegan or Ratcatcher, a DC Comics foe of Batman Otis Graves, in the television series Supergirl Otis Johnson (comics), a Marvel Comics character Otis Johnson Jr., a Marvel Comics character Otis Milburn, in the television series Sex Education Otis Otis, a vampire in Heather Brewer's book series The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Otis Owl, a good friend of Jerry Bear in the children's television series Pajanimals Otis Laury, a character from the video game Half-Life : Opposing Force Otis (DC Comics), a henchman of Lex Luthor in the films Superman and Superman II and related DC Comics media Otis (The Walking Dead), in the Image Comics series Otis, in the film The Adventures of Milo and Otis Main character in the film Otis Otis, in the film Good Burger Brian "Otis" Zvonecek, in the television series Chicago Fire, nicknamed after the elevator manufacturing company.
Animals
Otis, a grizzly bear who lived in Katmai National Park and Preserve
See also Otis (surname) Otis (disambiguation) Ottis, a surname and given name Outis