The term Otago is an archaic Saint Kiltan name for two distinct political entities:
- The
Trade and Development Corporation managed territory of Oteagu.
- The Burovian dominion of
Itiagu, formerly
Oost-Otago.
According to the Bank of Saint Kilta, the term "Otago" is an ancient term for "place of red earth", used by the first Saint Kiltan colonizers to describe the red sands of the modern southern Itiagu coast. Otéagan university research contradicts this version, pointing instead to Chilango records and Xochimechatlan writings referring to the land as "otéagu" (Ingallish: Big Green Land) and "itíagu" (Ingallish: Little Sandy Land).
Both countries abandoned the old Otago name - considered to be a historical remainder of the colonial past - by late 315. Although the name Otago is still ocasionally used, especially by the international press, both governments favour the new spelling, which better reflects the local pronunciation.