Otero
Otero is a Spanish surname, and an occasional given name, derived from the Spanish word for height, and indicating a family history of having come from a geographically high place. The name also reflects association with places in Spain having this name.
People
Surname
- Alejandra Otero, Venezuelan comedian
- Alejandro Otero, Venezuelan artist, writer and cultural promoter
- Angel Pérez Otero, Puerto Rican politician
- Blas de Otero, Spanish poet
- Clementina Otero, Mexican actress
- Dan Otero, American baseball player
- Jaime Otero Calderon, Bolivian congressman, mayor, secretary general, and journalist
- Jorge Otero, Spanish footballer
- Jorge Otero Barreto, the Puerto Rican Rambo
- La Belle Otero, Spanish-born dancer, actress and courtesan
- Luis Otero Mujica, Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army
- Marcelo Otero, Uruguayan footballer
- Maria Otero, Bolivian-born American under secretary of State
- Mariano Sabino Otero, territorial delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico
- Miguel Antonio Otero , territorial delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico
- Miguel Antonio Otero , territorial governor of New Mexico and author
- Miguel Otero Lathrop, Chilean politician, senator and ambassador
- Miguel Otero Silva, Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician
- Olimpio Otero Vergés, Puerto Rican merchant, attorney, composer, musical editor, and civic leader
- Reggie Otero, Cuban baseball player
- Sofía Otero, Spanish actress
- Valerie Otero, American physics educator
Given name
- Otero Pedrayo, Galician geographer, writer and intellectual