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O'Dea

/oʊˈdiː/

O'Dea proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

O'Dea (plural O'Deas)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of O'Dea

pluralO'Deas

Origin of O'Dea

Anglicisation of Irish Ó Deághaidh (“descendant of Deághadh”), a personal name held by tenth-century Irish chieftain, from deagh (“good”) + ádh (“luck, fate”).

Questions about O'Dea

What does O'Dea mean?
O'Dea means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is O'Dea?
O'Dea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce O'Dea?
O'Dea is pronounced /oʊˈdiː/.

Words near O'Dea in the dictionary

  1. O'Conners
  2. O'Connor
  3. O'Cullane
  4. o'danielite
  5. O'Dare
  6. O'Dea
  7. O'Deas
  8. O'Dell
  9. O'Docharty
  10. O'Doherty
  11. O'Dohertys

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