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In Norway, this name is the eleventh most popular boys' first name, despite the unfortunate English connotations. It is pronounced the way it sounds, though the tongue taps the roof of the mouth quite lightly rather than the brisk American "d".

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Meanings and history of the name Odd: | Edit

It comes from Old Norse and may mean "the point of a sword".

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Odd Frantzen, Norwegian soccer player
Odd Grønvold, Norwegian royal servant
Odd Hovdenak, Norwegian civil servant
Odd Lundberg, Norwegian speed-skater
Odd Nordstoga, Norwegian musician

Odd in song, story & screen: | Edit

Odd Thomas, title character of a novel by Dean Koontz