Odegaard, Odegard, Ødegaard or Ødegård is a name of Scandinavian origin meaning "

deserted farm A deserted farm ( no, ødegård) in Norway is a farm that was left abandoned or unused for various reasons. Terminology In Norway, this term primarily applies to farms deserted due to the Black Death in 1349 and 1350. In many cases, the descriptio ...

". ;Surname People sharing one of these names as a surname include: *

Alexander Ødegaard Alexander Ødegaard (born 13 September 1980) is a Norwegian former footballer. He played four times for the Norwegian national team, scoring one goal, and has played professionally for Sogndal, Rosenborg, Viking and French club Metz. Career ...

, Norwegian football player * Annika Odegard, voice actress *

Charles Odegaard Charles Edwin Odegaard (January 10, 1911 – November 14, 1999) was the president of the University of Washington from 1958–1973. Odegaard is credited in transforming the University of Washington from an average state university to one among the ...

, (1911–1999), president of the University of Washington *

Don Odegard Donald Boyd Odegard (born November 22, 1966) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. Career Odegard played college football at Oregon State University and later at UNLV, and was selected in the sixth round (150t ...

, NFL cornerback *

Hans Erik Ødegaard Hans Erik Ødegaard (born 20 January 1974) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a central midfielder, and was assistant manager at Mjøndalen IF from 2009 to 2015. He is currently a head coach at Sandefjord. He is the father of Martin � ...

, Norwegian football player * Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard, Norwegian astrophysicist *

Knut Ødegård Knut Ødegård (born 6 November 1945) is a Norwegian poet. Biography Born in 1945 in Molde, Norway, Ødegård made his poetic debut in 1967.''(Norwegian)'' http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=7543 Since then he has published mor ...

, Norwegian writer *

Martin Ødegaard Martin Ødegaard (born 17 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Norway national team. Ødegaard began his senior club career at age 15 in 2014, playing for Str ...

, Norwegian football player *

Ove Ødegaard Ove Ødegaard (11 April 1931 – 15 November 1964) was a Norwegian footballer. He made his international debut for Norway on 10 June 1952, playing a 1–2 loss to neighbours Finland at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo. He was a standby player for the ...

, Norwegian football player * Peter H. Odegard, American political scientist *

Reidar Ødegaard Reidar Ødegaard (24 November 1901 – 11 April 1972) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s. He won a bronze in the 18 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He participated in the demonstration e ...

, cross country skier *

Robert J. Odegard Robert J. Odegard (December 22, 1920 – September 20, 2013) was an American businessman and politician. Life and career Born in Princeton, Minnesota, Odegard served in the United States Navy during World War II. He received his bachelor's de ...

, American politician *

Tor Øivind Ødegård Tor Øivind Ødegård (born 28 February 1969) is a retired Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He represented Fredrikstad IF and IF Minerva. He finished fourth at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He also c ...

, middle distance runner ;Places Places which include one these terms in their name include: *

Ødegården Verk Ødegården Verk (''Ødegården Mines'', french: link=no, Les Mines d'Oedegaard), alternate names ''Ødegården Apatittgruver'' and ''Bamble Apatittgruver'', was a series of primarily apatite Shaft mining, shaft mines and Quarry, quarries locate ...

, an abandoned mine in

Bamble Bamble is a municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Langesund. General information Name The Old Norse form of the name ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

Odegaard Undergraduate Library The Charles E. Odegaard Undergraduate Library (OUGL) is a library on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It houses secondary stacks, a learning commons and on-campus technology resources for students, primarily under ...

, at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

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