Otis

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 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 athlete 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 Jackson Jr. (born 1973), American music producer and rapper Otis King (1876–1944), British inventor Otis Nixon (born 1959), American baseball player Otis Polelonema (1902–1981), Hopi painter, illustrator, weaver, song composer, and educator Otis Redding (1941–1967), American musician 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 Skinner (1858–1942), American actor Otis Smith (basketball) (born 1964), American basketball player Otis Smith (American football) (born 1965), American football player and coach Otis M.