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'''Odo''' is a name typically associated with historical figures from the ] and before. Odo is etymologically related to the names Otho and ], and to the French name Odon and modern version ], and to the Italian names Ottone and Udo; all come from a Germanic word meaning "possessor of wealth". '''Odo''' is a name typically associated with historical figures from the ] and before. Odo is etymologically related to the names Otho and ], and to the French name Odon and modern version ], and to the Italian names ] and ]; all come from the Germanic word ''ot'' meaning "possessor of wealth".


==Historical== ==Historical==
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* ] (860–898), King of the Franks * ] (860–898), King of the Franks
* ] (died 918 or 919), Count of Toulouse * ] (died 918 or 919), Count of Toulouse
* ] (c. 860 – 898), King of the Franks
* ] (944–965)
* ] (died 985), Count of Fézensac * ] (died 985), Count of Fézensac
* ] (950–996) * ] (950–996)
* ] (died 993) * ] (died 993)
* ] (Eudes le Champenois) (983–1037) * ] (983–1037)
* ] (died 1046) * ] (died 1046)
* ] (died 1115) * ] (died after 1061)
* ] (c. 999–1079), co-Duke of Brittany

* ] (1060–1102)
'''See also:'''
* ] * ] (c. 1040–1115)
* ] * ] (1118–1162), Duke of Brittany
* ]
* ] (died after 1180)
* ] (died in 1204)


=== Clerics === === Clerics ===
* ], abbot and ] of the 9th century * ] ({{fl.|850s–860s}}, abbot and hagiographer
* ] (c. 878 – 942), a Roman Catholic saint * ] (died 881), West Frankish abbot and bishop
* ] (''fl.'' late 10th century), composer and theorist * ] (c. 878–942), Roman Catholic saint
* ] (died 958), Archbishop of Canterbury * ] ({{fl.|late 10th century}}), composer and theorist
* ] (died 958), Archbishop of Canterbury
* ] (c. 1036 – 1097), Norman bishop and English earl
* ] (died 1097), brother of William the Conqueror, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent
* ] (1050–1113), Benedictine monk and bishop * ] (1050–1113), Benedictine monk and bishop
* ] (died 1122), saint and ] * ] (died 1122), saint and bishop of Urgell
* ] (died 1144), bishop of Beauvais
* ], 12th century ] of the ]
* ], 12th century historian and crusader * ] (1110–1179), Grand Master of the Knights Templar
* ], 12th-century historian and crusader
* ] (died 1200), saint and abbot of Battle * ] (died 1200), saint and abbot of Battle
* ] (c. 1105 – 1200), ] monk * ] (c. 1105–1200), ] monk
* ] (c. 1190 – 1273), French cardinal * ] (c. 1190–1273), French cardinal
* ] (c. 1185 – 1246/47), Roman Catholic priest and fabulist * ] (c. 1185–1246/47), Roman Catholic priest and fabulist
* ] (1368–1431), born Odo or Oddone Colonna * ] (1368–1431), born Odo or Oddone Colonna
* ], Bishop of ], Ireland (1482 – c. 1492), also known as Hugh O'Driscoll * Odo O'Driscoll, bishop of Ross, Ireland (1473-1494)


== Modern == ==Modern==
* ] (1886–1948), also known as Johannes Casel, German Catholic theologian and monk * ] (1886–1948), also known as Johannes Casel, German Catholic theologian and monk
* ] (born 1962), Australian author * ] (born 1962), Australian author
* ] (born 1928), German philosopher * ] (1928–2015), German philosopher
* ] (1850–1913), Swedo-Finnish zoologist and poet
* ] (1829–1884), British diplomat * ] (1829–1884), British diplomat


==Fictional characters== ==Fictional characters==
* ], a shapeshifter in the science fiction series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * ], a shapeshifter in the science fiction series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' portrayed by René Auberjonois
* ], a cousin of Bilbo Baggins from the fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' * Odo Proudfoot, a cousin of Bilbo Baggins from the fantasy novel '']''
* Odo Stevens, an Army officer, journalist, and author from ]'s '']'' novel sequence
* Odo, founder of an anarchist political movement in Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction novel '']'' and her short story "The Day Before the Revolution" * Odo, founder of an anarchist political movement in Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction novel '']'' and her short story "]"
* Odo or Ooth, a name allegedly corrupted into Hood in the claim that ] was Robin Hood * Odo or Ooth, a name allegedly corrupted into Hood in the claim that ] was Robin Hood
* Odo the Hero, a wizard first mentioned in '']''; Professors Hagrid and Slughorn sing a sad song about Odo dying when they get drunk after the spider Aragog's funeral. The song is again sung by Charlie Weasley, Hagrid and a squat wizard during Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding in '']''.
"And Odo the hero, they bore him back home
To the place that he'd known as a lad,
They laid him to rest with his hat inside out
And his wand snapped in two, which was sad."


==See also== ==See also==

Latest revision as of 03:49, 19 October 2024

For other uses, see Odo (disambiguation).

Odo is a name typically associated with historical figures from the Middle Ages and before. Odo is etymologically related to the names Otho and Otto, and to the French name Odon and modern version Eudes, and to the Italian names Ottone and Udo; all come from the Germanic word ot meaning "possessor of wealth".

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