At a Glance
- Origin
- Old English (uncertain root)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- OFF-uh
Offa is an Old English (uncertain root) boy's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Saint Names for Boys — Faithful, Timeless, and Surprisingly Cool.
Meaning & Origin of Offa
Origin: Old English (uncertain root).
A common claim: Offa is sometimes glossed as meaning wealth. Actually: The 'wealth' gloss isn't backed by attested etymology; Offa more likely started as a pet-form name with no independently recoverable lexical meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Offa
OFF-uhIPA /ˈɒfə/
Popularity of Offa
Offa doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Offa
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