Meaning of the nameOtoniel

Otoniel is a male name that corresponds, in Spanish, to the biblical name Othniel, from Hebrew, of uncertain meaning.

Meaning

The meaning of Otoniel is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

More names that mean God

People (2022): 6,316
Rank in Brazil: #2,328
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 7,010; people

Otoniel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Otoniel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,689 people).

0 women 6,297 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Otoniel is most common

States with the highest share of people named Otoniel in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Pará 0.007%
Pernambuco 0.005%
Maranhão 0.004%
Mato Grosso 0.004%
Bahia 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,119	0.003%
Bahia	567	0.004%
Pará	535	0.007%
Pernambuco	460	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	458	0.003%
Minas Gerais	453	0.002%
Paraná	299	0.003%
Maranhão	284	0.004%
Goiás	244	0.004%
Santa Catarina	192	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	172	0.002%
Amazonas	153	0.004%
Mato Grosso	150	0.004%
Paraíba	146	0.004%
Ceará	139	0.002%
Espírito Santo	121	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	121	0.004%
Piauí	99	0.003%
Rondônia	99	0.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul	93	0.003%
Distrito Federal	79	0.003%
Sergipe	78	0.004%
Alagoas	69	0.002%
Tocantins	68	0.005%
Amapá	53	0.007%
Roraima	45	0.007%
Acre	20	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Otoniel

Wiktionary lists Otoniel as the Spanish form of Othniel, the name of the first of the judges in the Bible, coming from Biblical Hebrew ʿOṯnīʾēl. The meaning is uncertain: the name ends in אֵל (ʾēl), 'God', and Behind the Name suggests 'lion of God' or 'strength of God' as possibilities. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,316 people named Otoniel, with a median age of 43.

Sources

Wiktionary: Othniel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Othniel · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Otoniel

What does the name Otoniel mean?

The meaning of Otoniel is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Otoniel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,316 people with the first name Otoniel, which ranks it number 2,328 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Otoniel a boy's or a girl's name?

Otoniel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 6,297 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Otoniel?

Otoniel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Otoniel most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.007% of the state's population is named Otoniel (535 people), according to the 2022 Census.

Names that also mean God

See all

More names of Hebrew origin

See all

Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Otoniel with a source. See the methodology.