Odell

English

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• Odele (female given name)
• O'Dell, Odle (surname)

Proper noun

Odell (countable and uncountable, plural Odells)

1. A male given name.
2. A female given name.
3. A surname.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A township and village therein, in Livingston County, Illinois.
   2. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
   3. A village in Gage County, Nebraska.
   4. A township in Coos County, New Hampshire.
   5. A census-designated place in Hood River County, Oregon.
   6. An unincorporated community in Wilbarger County, Texas.

Related terms

• Odie (male and female given name diminutive)

See also

• Dell

Etymology 2

The village was known as Wadehelle in the Domesday Book, from Old English wād (“woad”) + hyll (“hill”).

Proper noun

Odell

1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9657).

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Anagrams

• LOLed, loled