Given name & surname

Odo

“a wealthy man”

Odo is a variant of Otto. One German interpretation is “a wealthy man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Odo is a variant of Otto. One German interpretation is “a wealthy man.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Odo is a variant of Otto. An origin associated with Otto is German.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Latin Otho.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Odo is a variant of Otto. The history of Otto gives this family its wider story. Otto has historical associations with German royal and princely families.

Explained through its name family

Odo’s family of names

In Polish usage, Odo shares an earlier linguistic root with Otto. In German usage, Odo has a related form in Udo. Odo has a related form in Otto.

Walk Odo’s family in the name graph

OdoOttoUdoEudoOthonOdonOtoOtonEudesOddoOttóΌθων

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Odo has relatives in 3 languages.

EnglishGermanPolish

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 8

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Odo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Anglo-Saxon · Royal

Offa

“a king”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Royal

Offah

“a king” · “one who loves and is loved”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Orghlaith

“the golden queen”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Orlaithe

“the golden queen”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Artro

“strong as a bear”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Royal

Ottokars

“a spirited warrior”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Ottocars

“a spirited warrior”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Agosto

“one who is venerable; majestic”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Sibling ideas

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