O'Dea

/oʊˈdiː/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Deághaidh →
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Meanings

proper nounO'Dea (plural O'Deas)

plural O'Deas

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Deághaidh“descendant of Deághadh”
  2. EnglishO'Dea

Anglicisation of Irish Ó Deághaidh (“descendant of Deághadh”), a personal name held by tenth-century Irish chieftain, from deagh (“good”) + ádh (“luck, fate”).

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APA

O'Dea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Dea

MLA

“O'Dea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Dea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'Dea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Dea.

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