About Oetken
The surname Oetken is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Otto, which means "wealth" or "prosperity." The suffix "-ken" is a diminutive form, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, Oetken can be interpreted as "son of little Otto" or "son of the prosperous one." It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to denote the descendants of a person named Otto.
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Here's how to represent Oetken in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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