Oddur as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Oddur

What is the meaning of the name Oddur ?

The baby name Oddur is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɔðʏr/ — approx. "OH-thur" (voiced 'th' as in 'this').

Oddur is Norse in Origin.

Oddur is an Icelandic and Faroese masculine name from Old Norse Oddr, meaning “point of a weapon,” “spearhead,” or “edge,” evoking sharpness and distinction. The -ur ending reflects Icelandic and Faroese grammar. Despite superficial similarity, it is unrelated to Óður/Óðr (“inspiration, mind”). The name’s semantic field has long linked it with martial skill and keen insight.

Attested since the settlement era, Oddur appears in medieval and early modern records, notably borne by Oddur Gottskálksson (c.1515–1540), translator of the first Icelandic New Testament, and Bishop Oddur Einarsson (1559–1630). Use in Iceland remains steady but modest; in the wider Nordic region the cognate Odd became especially common in Norway in the 19th–20th centuries. Variants and related forms include Old Norse Oddr; Norwegian/Danish/Swedish Odd; Faroese/Icelandic Oddur; and the Icelandic nickname Oddi. Feminine relatives based on oddr include Oddný/Oddny and Oddrún/Oddrun.