オタ

オター

I want a name translated but not sure which to pick, what sounds the best and
what's the difference between them? The name which I'm trying to translate is
"Oter".
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What's the difference between these two names?
My recommendation is オター. That horizontal bar after タ is a [long vowel
marker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Donpu), which indicates the vowel
of the "ter" part should be pronounced longer than usual. Usually Japanese
people prefer a long vowel for the "-er" and "-ar" sound at the end of a short
name, for example コナー "Conar", ケラー "Keller". In addition, オタ is often used as
an abbreviation of [オタク](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku), so it may carry
an undesirable connotation.
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