Odda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Odda

What is the meaning of the name Odda ?

The baby name Odda is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɒdə/ or /ˈɔːdə/ (OD-da).

Odda is English, Norse in Origin.

Odda blends two Germanic strands. In Anglo-Saxon England it derives from Proto-Germanic *aud- "wealth, prosperity," the same root behind Odo/Eudes and Otto; in the Nordic sphere it can be read alongside Old Norse oddr "point, spear-tip," source of the name Odd. Accordingly, Odda carries the senses "prosperity" or "spear-point," depending on the tradition. While historically masculine in England, the -a ending has led to occasional feminine use in Scandinavia; today it is rare but distinctive.

Medieval records show several Anglo-Saxon bearers, most famously Odda of Deerhurst (d. 1056), an ealdorman commemorated by the surviving chapel known as Odda's Chapel in Gloucestershire. The name saw limited survival after the Norman Conquest but remains legible through related forms. Variants and cognates include Oda (f.), Odo/Eudes (m.), Otto (m.), Udo (m.), Odd (m.), Oddur (m., Icelandic), and Odette/Odile (f.). Short, strong, and historically resonant, Odda suits those drawn to austere early-medieval names.

⚙ Odda is far from common. In all, it turns up just 45 times, across 14 countries.