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What does Odell mean?
Odell 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Odell) is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Odell is "woad hill". Woad is a blue dye supposedly used by the ancient Druids in their religious rites. Also possibly (Greek) "song" or (German) "rich". Also form of O-.
ENDS WITH -ell
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, hill (mountain), ancient (old), greek, rich (wealthy)
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Orell, ..
(female) Odole, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Odell Emmit (O.E.), ..
How popular is Odell?
Odell is a somewhat popular first name for men (#694 out of 1220, Top 57%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#1034 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Odell reached its highest rank of #326 in the U.S. during the years 1920-1929, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2016 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Odell listed in the Top 2000 are Dell and Odie. Adoption of these forms of Odell was well-received 116 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.04%), but now, forms such as Odie have become less in vogue.
Similar Names
Odell▼ is pronounced similarly to Adael, Adal, Adeel, Adel, Adiel, Adil, Edel, Eudel, Odile, Udale, Udall, Udel, Udell, Waddell, Wadell, Waydell and Yudell. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abdell, Abell, Ardell, Axell, Bedell, Bell, Buell, Cadell, Codell, Euell, Ewell, Gaell, Joell, Kell, Ladell, Ledell, Lydell, Lyell, Odilo, Odolf, Odulf (see Odolf), Oneal, Orel, Orvell (see Orville), Oswell, Pell, Rodell and Rydell. These names tend to be less commonly used than Odell.
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