Odetta

Odetta proper noun: a female given name, variant of Odette.

Proper noun

Odetta

A female given name, variant of Odette.
- Odetta Holmes was born in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 31, 1930, in the depths of the Depression.2008 December 3, Tim Weiner, “Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12...
- Temporal contradiction defines Odetta Hartman’s sound. Raised in New York’s East Village by liberal parents who exposed her to experimental theatre, modern dance, punk and hip-hop, she would then spend her holidays in West Virginia, where her mother grew up.2018 August 18, Phil Mongredien, “One to watch: Odetta Hartman”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2018

Em has two children - Marchella, 16, and Odetta, 11 - with husband Scott Barrow.2018 August 27, Nick Hadley, “'I've been called aggressive, unappealing and scary': […]”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC...
Odetta Maxwell, 25, was driving along Port Wakefield Highway, just north of Adelaide, by herself around 11am on Tuesday when her car crashed and rolled into nearby scrubland.2023 February 1, Tita Smith, “EXCLUSIVE: Triple J Unearthed star, 25, is killed when her car crashes and rolls on a lonely stretch of...

What does Odetta mean?: Odetta means a female given name, variant of Odette.
How do you use Odetta in a sentence?: Em has two children - Marchella, 16, and Odetta, 11 - with husband Scott Barrow.
What part of speech is Odetta?: Odetta is a proper noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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