"realm". Accordingly, would essentially mean the same as and , thus Austria. The Celtic name was eventually Latinised to after the Romans conquered the area that encloses most of modern-day Austria, in around 15 BC. later became a Roman province in the mid 1st century AD. Heer's hypothesis is not accepted by linguists. An alternative theory, proposed by the Austrian Slavistics professor Otto Kronsteiner, suggests that the term is taken from a Slavic toponym meaning 'pointed hill', taking its popular meaning of 'Eastern realm' at a much later time. This theory was rejected as untenable by Austrian linguist Heinz-Dieter Pohl. Another remoter possibility is that the name comes from the Ostrogoths, who had a kingdom in what is now Austria and northern Italy. Ostarrîchi document The document was issued by Emperor Otto III on November 1, 996 in Bruchsal to Gottschalk von Hagenau, Bishop of Freising. It is today kept in the in Munich. The historical significance of the document lies in the fact that it is the first time that the name , the linguistic ancestor of , the German name for Austria, is mentioned, even though it applied only to a relatively small territory. The document concerns a donation of the "territory which is known in the vernacular as " ( ), specified as the region of Neuhofen an der Ybbs (). The emperor donated this land to the abbey of Freising as a fief. The lands and some other communities in the vicinity, which the abbey acquired later, were held until 1803, when they were incorporated into Austria. Latin name The name is a latinization of German (that is, the spelling of the name Austria approximates, for the benefit of Latin speakers, the sound of the German name ). This has led to much confusion as German is "east", but Latin is "south". That is why the name is similar to Australia, which is derived from the Latin ("southern land"). The name is first recorded as (Margrave of Austria) on a deed issued by Conrad III to the Klosterneuburg Monastery in 1147. On the Privilegium Minus of 1156, the name of the country is given as (March of Austria) and as (Duchy of Austria). In English usage, "Austria" is attested since the early 17th century. Other languages All Germanic languages other than English have a name for Austria corresponding to : Afrikaans , Danish , Dutch ,