Odell

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proper noun

A male given name.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

Odell1

proper nounOdell (countable and uncountable, plural Odells)

plural Odells · alternative Odele · alternative surname O'Dell · alternative surname Odle

  1. countableuncountableA male given name.

    Sports Illustrated is also reporting that former LSU wide receiver and current Cleveland Browns player Odell Beckham Jr. has been banned from the school's facilities for two years.

    2020 October 21, David Close, “Report: LSU bans Odell Beckham Jr. and self-imposes penalties as NCAA investigates rules violations”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2020
  2. countableuncountableA female given name.
  3. countableuncountableA surname.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA township and village therein, in Livingston County, Illinois.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
    3. countableuncountableA village in Gage County, Nebraska.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Coos County, New Hampshire.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wilbarger County, Texas.

Odell2

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishwād“woad”
  2. EnglishOdell

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

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APA

Odell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Odell

MLA

“Odell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Odell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Odell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Odell.

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