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 [ 2 syll. o-del(l), od-e-ll ] The boy name Odell is pronounced as owDEHL KEY. Odell is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Old English. The first name is derived from the English surname, which is itself from the Old English place name for 'woad hill'. Woad is the name of a flowering plant that is used to produce blue dye. The name Odelia is the female form of Odell. Dell (English), Ode (English), Odey (English), Odie (English), and Ody (English) are variants of Odell. Odell is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1906 with 0.033% of baby boys being given the name Odell. It ranked at #296 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked fall in popularity, and is today of irregular use. Among all boy names in its group, Odell was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Odell has mostly been a boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1935, the name Odell was given to 4 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Odell include Odile (French), Otello (Italian), and Otilio (Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Odell: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
