Save Gender Masculine Usage Old Persian (Hellenized), History Scripts Ὀτάνης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /o.tá.nɛːs/(Attic Greek) /o.ˈta.nis/(Kione Greek) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Hellenized form of Old Persian Utana. This name was borne by one of the seven Persian noblemen that helped Darius the Great come to power.