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Oden Surname Meaning

North German and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Odo (see Otto) or possibly a metronymic from Oda, a feminine form of the name. Swedish (Odén): ornamental name composed of an unexplained first element + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.

English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Odin, either a shortened form of Old French Odouin (ancient Germanic Audowin composed of the elements aud- ‘prosperity, wealth’ + win- ‘friend’) or a pet form of ancient Germanic Odo, a short form of names beginning with Aud- + the hypocoristic suffix -in.

English (of Norman origin): variant of Othen from a Middle English personal name Othin, Odin. It probably represents Anglo-Scandinavian Othin or Ōthin, Old Norse Authun or Authin, Øthin, Odhin, Ǿthæn (of uncertain interpretation).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Oden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Oden in 1941 was 66, and 73 in 2004.

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