The baby name Odra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Polish: /ˈɔdra/ (AW-drah); English: /ˈoʊdrə/ (OH-druh).
The baby name Odra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Polish: /ˈɔdra/ (AW-drah); English: /ˈoʊdrə/ (OH-druh).
Odra is Polish, Slavic in Origin.
Odra is a rare cross-cultural given name with layered roots. In South Asia, Odra appears in Sanskrit and Puranic sources as the ethnonym for the Odra/Udra people, source of the modern state name Odisha; used as a personal name, it can signify "of the Odra people" or regional pride. Across Central Europe, Odra is the Polish and Czech name of the Oder River, so the name may function toponymically, evoking water and place identity.
In Poland, the Czech Republic, and in Odia communities in India, Odra appears sporadically in the 20th and 21st centuries; it is broadly unisex, though often feminine in Europe. Some also read it as a modern elaboration of the Germanic Oda (from aud "wealth, fortune"), lending a prosperity sense. Related forms include Oda and, by association, Audra; compare Odera in Igbo (culturally distinct). Short forms Odi and Dra occur. Usual pronunciation is OH-drah.
Odra is an uncommon pick. Across 20 countries, we found 98 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #488 | 18 | 7,500 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,259 | 9 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,428 | 19 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Odra is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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