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| * ], a cousin of Bilbo Baggins from the fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' | * ], a cousin of Bilbo Baggins from the fantasy novel '']'' | ||
| * 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 "The Day Before the Revolution" | ||
| * 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 | ||
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This article is about the medieval name. For the genus of spiders, see Zoridae.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 a Germanic word meaning "possessor of wealth".
Historical
Nobility
- Odo the Great (died c. 735), Duke of Aquitaine
- Odo I, Count of Orléans (died 834)
- Odo I, Count of Troyes (died 871)
- Odo II, Count of Troyes (held the title in 876)
- Odo of France (860–898), King of the Franks
- Odo of Toulouse (died 918 or 919), Count of Toulouse
- Odo, Count of Paris (c. 860 – 898), King of the Franks
- Odo, Duke of Burgundy (944–965)
- Odo of Fézensac (died 985), Count of Fézensac
- Odo I, Count of Blois (950–996)
- Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark (died 993)
- Odo II, Count of Blois (Eudes le Champenois) (983–1037)
- Odo II, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark (died 1046)
- Odo IV, Count of Troyes (died 1115)
See also:
Clerics
- Odo of Glanfeuil, abbot and hagiographer of the 9th century
- Odo of Cluny (c. 878 – 942), a Roman Catholic saint
- Odo of Arezzo (fl. late 10th century), composer and theorist
- Oda of Canterbury (died 958), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Odo of Bayeux (c. 1036 – 1097), Norman bishop and English earl
- Odo of Cambrai (1050–1113), Benedictine monk and bishop
- Odo of Urgell (died 1122), saint and Bishop of Urgell
- Odo de St Amand, 12th century Grand Master of the Knights Templar
- Odo of Deuil, 12th century historian and crusader
- Odo of Canterbury (died 1200), saint and abbot of Battle
- Odo of Novara (c. 1105 – 1200), Carthusian monk
- Odo of Châteauroux (c. 1190 – 1273), French cardinal
- Odo of Cheriton (c. 1185 – 1246/47), Roman Catholic priest and fabulist
- Pope Martin V (1368–1431), born Odo or Oddone Colonna
- Odo O'Driscoll, Bishop of Ross, Ireland (1482 – c. 1492), also known as Hugh O'Driscoll
Modern
- Odo Casel (1886–1948), also known as Johannes Casel, German Catholic theologian and monk
- Odo Hirsch (born 1962), Australian author
- Odo Marquard (born 1928), German philosopher
- Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884), British diplomat
Fictional characters
- Odo (Star Trek), a shapeshifter in the science fiction series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Odo Proudfoot, a cousin of Bilbo Baggins from the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings
- Odo, founder of an anarchist political movement in Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction novel The Dispossessed and her short story "The Day Before the Revolution"
- Odo or Ooth, a name allegedly corrupted into Hood in the claim that Robert Fitzooth was Robin Hood
- Odo the Hero, a wizard first mentioned in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; 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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. "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
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