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    Otis

    OH-tis

    Germanic/Greek
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Wealth; Son of Otto; Keen of hearing
    Origin
    Germanic/Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Otis does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Wealth; Son of Otto; Keen of hearing", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Otis.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1900s (0.13% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Otis hears and keeps the word — reading, hearing, obeying, the blessed one whose keen ear catches every word God speaks and follows it.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Luke 11:28

      "But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."

    • Revelation 1:3

      "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein."

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