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Óttar is an Scandinavian name. It stands for 'fearless warrior'.
Speficic uses of the name include:
- In Heimskringla, Ottar is a Swedish king. The same king appears in Beowulf as Ohthere. See Ottar (king).
- In Norse mythology, Óttar is the protégé of Freya, and the subject of the Lay of Hyndla. See Óttar (mythology). The dwarf Ótr is sometimes known as Óttar.
- The name Óttar Böllur appears in the Icelandic Saga Njála
- The viking adventurer Ottar from Hĺlogaland