Shakespearean Meaning: The name Othello is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Othello is: The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice' Othello, the Moor, general of the Venetian forces.
Spanish and Portuguese: nickname or topographic name from the adjective montano 'from the mountains'. Italian: topographic name from Italian montano 'mountain', or a habitational name from a place called Montano, in particular Montano Antilia in Salerno province, or the district of Caianello in Caserta so named.
