Odo is a name typically associated with historical figures from the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

and before. Odo is etymologically related to the names Otho and

Otto Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fro ...

, and to the French name Odon and modern version

Eudes Eudes may refer to: Given name * Eudes de France (c.857-898) was a King of Western Francia, reigning from 888-898 * Eudes-Henry (946–1002), Duke of Burgundy (944–965) * Eudes, Count of Penthièvre and Count of Brittany (999–1079) * Eudes II ...

, and to the Italian names

Ottone ''Ottone, re di Germania'' ("Otto, King of Germany", HWV 15) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, to an Italian–language libretto adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from the libretto by Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino for Antonio Lotti's opera ...

and

Udo Udo is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People Medieval era *Udo of Neustria, 9th century nobleman *Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028) *Udo (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1030 – 1078) *Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1025 – 1 ...

; all come from the Germanic word ''ot'' meaning "possessor of wealth".

Historical

Nobility

Odo the Great Odo the Great (also called ''Eudes'' or ''Eudo'') (died 735–740), was the Duke of Aquitaine by 700. His territory included Vasconia in the south-west of Gaul and the Duchy of Aquitaine (at that point located north-east of the river Garonne), a r ...

(died c. 735), Duke of Aquitaine *

Odo I, Count of Orléans Odo I (french: Eudes; also ''Hodo'', ''Uodo'', or ''Udo'' in contemporary Latin; died 25 May 834) was the Count of Orléans (''comes Aurelianensium'') following the final deposition of Matfrid until his own deposition a few years later. He belonge ...

(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 of Fézensac Odo (died 985) was the second Count of Fézensac from 960 to his death. Odo was the eldest son and successor of William Garcés. Odo's younger brother Bernard received Armagnac in a partition of their father's territory. Odo spent his first ye ...

(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 Odo II () (983 – 15 November 1037) was the count of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun, Beauvais and Tours from 1004 and count of Troyes (as Odo IV) and Meaux (as Odo I) from 1022. He twice tried to make himself a king: first in Italy after 1024 and t ...

(983–1037) *

Odo II, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark Odo II (died 1032) was the only son of Thietmar, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark. He succeeded his father in January 1030. All that is known of him is that he left no issue, dying most likely prior to achieving majority.Jackman, p. 143 He was succeed ...

(died 1046) *

Odo, Count of Dammartin Odo (Eudes) (d. after 1061), Count of Dammartin, son of Manasses, Count of Dammartin, and Constance of France. Odo's maternal grandfather was Robert the Pious, King of France, and his paternal great-grandfather was Hilduin I, Count of Montdidier. ...

(died after 1061) *

Odo, Count of Penthièvre Odo of Rennes (Medieval Breton: ''Eudon Pentevr'', Modern Breton: ''Eozen Penteur'', Latin: ''Eudo'', French: ''Eudes/Éon de Penthièvre'') (c. 999–1079), Count of Penthièvre, was the youngest of the three sons of Duke Geoffrey I of Britta ...

(c. 999–1079), co-Duke of Brittany * Odo I, Duke of Burgundy (1060–1102) *

Odo, Count of Champagne }; 1115) was Count of Troyes and of Meaux from 1047 to 1066, then Count of Aumale from 1069 to 1115. He was later also known as the count of Champagne and as Eudes II of Troyes. Biography Odo was the son of Stephen II of Troyes and Meaux, and Adel ...

(c. 1040–1115) *

Odo II, Duke of Burgundy Odo II (1118 – June 27 or September 27, 1162) was Duke of Burgundy between 1143 and 1162. Family Odo was the eldest son of Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy and Matilda of Mayenne, daughter of Gauthier, Count of Mayenne and Adelina de Presles. Odo ma ...

(1118–1162), Duke of Brittany *

Odo I, Viscount of Porhoët {{more footnotes, date=November 2018 Odo I of Porhoët was viscount of Rennes and Porhoët from 1074 to his death, after 1092. Odo I was the eldest son and heir of Josselin I of Porhoët. Contrary to his father, he seldom appeared at the court o ...

Odo II, Viscount of Porhoët Odo II, Count of Porhoet (died after 1180) was the son of Geoffroy, Viscount de Porhoët, and his wife Hawise (possibly Fergant). He became Duke of Brittany in 1148, jure uxoris, upon his marriage to Bertha, Duchess of Brittany. On Bertha's death, ...

(died after 1180) * Odo II of Champlitte (died in 1204)

Clerics

Odo of Glanfeuil Odo of Glanfeuil was a ninth-century Benedictine abbot of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a historian, and hagiographer. He entered the Abbey of Saint Maur de Glanfeuil (in Le Thoureil, Maine-et-Loire) not later than 856 and became its abbot in 861.

(, abbot and hagiographer *

Odo I of Beauvais Odo I (or Eudes I) was a West Frankish prelate who served as abbot of Corbie in the 850s and as bishop of Beauvais from around 860 until his death in 881. He was a courtier and a diplomat, going on missions to East Francia and the Holy See. He wr ...

(died 881), West Frankish abbot and bishop * Odo of Cluny (c. 878–942), Roman Catholic saint *

Odo of Arezzo Odo of Arezzo or Abbot Oddo () was a medieval monk who worked in Arezzo, active as composer and music theorist. Life and career Little is known about his life, except that he was an Abbot in Arezzo, working under Bishop Donatus of Arezzo. Odo c ...

(), composer and theorist * Odo (or Oda) of Canterbury (died 958), Archbishop of Canterbury *

Odo of Bayeux Odo of Bayeux (died 1097), Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, was the maternal half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was, for a time, second in power after the King of England. Early life Odo was the son of William the Conqueror's mother ...

(died 1097), brother of William the Conqueror, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent *

Odo of Cambrai Odo of Tournai, also known as Odoardus or Odo of Orléans (1060–1113), was a Benedictine monk, scholar and bishop of Cambrai (from 1105/6). Odo was born at Orléans. In 1087 he was invited by the canons of Tournai to teach in that city, and there ...

(1050–1113), Benedictine monk and bishop *

Odo of Urgell Saint Odo of Urgell ( ca, Ot, Odó or Dot es, Odón) (c. 1065 – 1122) was a bishop of Urgell, noted for his care for the poor. He was from the family of the counts of Pallars Sobirà. He is buried in the monastery of Santa Maria de Gerri. In 11 ...

(died 1122), saint and bishop of Urgell *

Odo II of Beauvais Odo II (or Eudes II; died 1144) was the bishop of Beauvais The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis ( la, Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; french: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical te ...

(died 1144), bishop of Beauvais *

Odo de St Amand Odo of St. Amand (french: Eudes; 1110 – October 1180) was the 8th grand master of the Knights Templar, between 1171 and 1179. Personal life Odo was born to a family from Limousin, France. He was marshal of Jerusalem and later viscount. He was ...

(1110–1179), 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 Odo of Novara (c. 1105 – 14 January 1200) was an Italian Catholic priest and a professed member from the Carthusians.Alban Butler, Paul Burns, ''Butler's Lives of the Saints'' (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000), 96. Pope Pius IX c ...

(c. 1105–1200),

Carthusian The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its ...

monk *

Odo of Châteauroux Odo or Eudes of Châteauroux ( –25 January 1273), also known as and by many other names, was a French theologian and scholastic philosopher, papal legate and cardinal. He was “an experienced preacher and promoter of crusades”. Over 100 ...

(c. 1190–1273), French cardinal * Odo of Cheriton (c. 1185–1246/47), Roman Catholic priest and fabulist *

Pope Martin V Pope Martin V ( la, Martinus V; it, Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Otto (or Oddone) Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in February 1431. Hi ...

(1368–1431), born Odo or Oddone Colonna * Odo O'Driscoll, bishop of Ross, Ireland (1473-1494)

Modern

* Odo Casel (1886–1948), also known as Johannes Casel, German Catholic theologian and monk *

Odo Hirsch Odo Hirsch (born 1962) is the pen name of David Kausman, an Australian author of children's books. He was born in Melbourne, where he trained to be a doctor, but moved to London, where he currently lives. After working as a doctor in both Melbo ...

(born 1962), Australian author * Odo Marquard (1928–2015), German philosopher *

Odo Reuter Odo Morannal Reuter (28 April 1850 – 2 September 1913) was a Swedo-Finnish zoologist and poet. Early life He was born in Åbo on 28 April 1850, and died there on 2 September 1913. Reuter became a student at the University of Helsinki in 186 ...

(1850–1913), Swedo-Finnish zoologist and poet *

Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill, (20 February 182925 August 1884), styled Lord Odo Russell between 1872 and 1881, was a British diplomat and the first British Ambassador to the German Empire. Background and education Russell w ...

(1829–1884), British diplomat

Fictional characters

* Odo (Star Trek), a shapeshifter in the science fiction series ''

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...

'' portrayed by

René Auberjonois René Murat Auberjonois (; June 1, 1940 – December 8, 2019) was an American actor and director. He was best known for portraying Odo on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). He first achieved fame as a stage actor, winning the Tony Aw ...

* Odo Proudfoot, a cousin of Bilbo Baggins from the fantasy novel ''

The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's boo ...

'' * Odo Stevens, an Army officer, journalist, and author from Anthony Powell's '' A Dance to the Music of Time'' novel sequence * 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 Robert Fitzooth (or Fitztooth), Earl of Huntingdon (alleged dates: 1160–1247), is a fictitious identity for Robin Hood. The name was first published in William Stukeley's ''Paleographica Britannica'' in 1746. By then the association of Robin ...

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 ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the main ''Harry Potter'' series. It was released on 21 July 2007 in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publi ...

''. "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." * Odo the chimpanzee, in Yann Martel's ''The High Mountains of Portugal''.

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