Etymology

Odie

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Today it means: A diminutive of the male given names Odell, Odin, Ogilvie, Otis, Odysseus, Odicea, Odoardo, and Odunayo, also used as a formal given name. Full definition →

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Separate origins as diminutives of British name Odell and Germanic name Odin; later used as nickname for additional given names.

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