Odd

See also: odd, ODD, ödd, and o'dd

English

Proper noun

Odd

  1. A male given name
  2. Minced form of God.
    Odd's pittikins, Odd's blood, Odd's hounds, Odd's dickens, Od's fish, Od's heft

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Oddr. Used in Norway since the Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Odd

  1. a male given name

Descendants

Transliterations:

  • Japanese: オッド (Oddo)

References
  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 22 372 males with the given name Odd living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
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