Quick answer
Othello is a boy name.
Pronunciation: English /oʊ.ˈθɛl.oʊ/.
Meaning and history
Perhaps a diminutive of Otho. William Shakespeare used this name in his tragedy Othello (1603), where it belongs to a Moor who is manipulated by Iago into killing his wife Desdemona.
Notes and context
Usage: literature