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First name origin & meaning:

Norse: Head god in Norse mythology

First name variations: Odan, Odin

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. North German and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Odo (see Ott, or possibly a metronymic from Oda, a feminine form of the name).
  2. Swedish (Odén): ornamental name composed of the unexplained element Od- + the common surname suffix -én, from Latin -enius.