Odd (name)
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Odd, a name of Old Norse origin (Oddr), is the 11th most common male name in Norway. It is rarely used in other countries, though it does occasionally appear in other Nordic countries. In Old Norse, the word means "sharp end of an arrow" or "edge of a blade". The Icelandic and Faroese form of the name is Oddur.
Odd, a name of Old Norse origin (Oddr), is the 11th most common male name in Norway. It is rarely used in other countries, though it does occasionally appear in other Nordic countries. In Old Norse, the word means "sharp end of an arrow" or "edge of a blade". The Icelandic and Faroese form of the name is Oddur.
Notable people named Odd
Odd Aalen, statistician Odd Aukrust, economist Odd Børre, singer Odd Børretzen, author, illustrator and translator Odd Bull, UN official Odd Christian Eiking, cyclist Odd Roger Enoksen, politician Odd Gleditsch, Sr., businessman Odd Hassel, chemist and Nobel laureate Odd Iversen, footballer Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, World War II military officer and concentration camp survivor Odd Martinsen, cross-country skier Odd Nansen, architect Odd Nerdrum, painter Odd Nordstoga, musician Odd Øyen, resistance member and anaesthetist Odd Sagør, politician Odd Strand, civil servant Odd Arne Westad, historian Odd Winger journalist, novelist and children's writer Odd With, politician
Fictional characters
Odd Della Robbia, a main character in the French 2D/3D animated television series Code Lyoko and its live-action/CGI sequel Code Lyoko: Evolution Odd Thomas, the main character in a series of novels by author Dean Koontz
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