What's the difference between these two names?


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".




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.

