Palindromic man's name (4)
I believe the answer is:
otto
'palindromic man's name' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for otto that I've seen before include "Italian for eight" , "German emperor" , "perfume maker" , "German king" , "- Preminger, Austrian-born US film producer" .)