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Otieno

/oh-tee-EH-noh/ MasculineLuo

Meaning

Otieno is a masculine name of Luo origin meaning “born at night”.

Otieno is a Luo name from western Kenya given to boys born at night, one of a paired system in which birth-time names are bestowed almost automatically. It is among the most common Luo names and is familiar throughout Kenya as both given name and surname.

Extremely common among the Luo of Kenya and Tanzania.

At a glance

Origin
Luo
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/oh-tee-EH-noh/
Themes
Night

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Questions

  • Otieno is a masculine name of Luo origin meaning “born at night”. Otieno is a Luo name from western Kenya given to boys born at night, one of a paired system in which birth-time names are bestowed almost automatically.

  • Otieno is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Extremely common among the Luo of Kenya and Tanzania.

  • The name Otieno comes from Luo. Otieno is a Luo name from western Kenya given to boys born at night, one of a paired system in which birth-time names are bestowed almost automatically. It is among the most common Luo names and is familiar throughout Kenya as both given name and surname.

  • Otieno is pronounced oh-tee-EH-noh.

More names that mean night

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Adham MasculineArabic“black”
  2. Ahlam FeminineArabic“dreams”
  3. Azrael MasculineHebrew“God is my help; the angel of death”
  4. Chausiku FeminineSwahili“born at night”
  5. Ciara FeminineIrish“dark, black-haired”
  6. Citlali FeminineNahuatl“star”