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Odom

Odom proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Odom (plural Odoms)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Odom

pluralOdoms
alternative formOdum

Origin of Odom

From Middle English odam (“son-in-law”), a nickname for someone who married the daughter of a prominent figure in the local community.

Questions about Odom

What does Odom mean?
Odom means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Odom?
Odom is a proper noun.

Words near Odom in the dictionary

  1. odobenines
  2. Odobești
  3. odograph
  4. odographs
  5. odology
  6. Odom
  7. odometer
  8. odometer fraud
  9. odometers
  10. odometre
  11. odometres

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