English Explanatory Dictionary

O'Dea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Pronunciation

/oʊˈdiː/

Word forms

O'Dea O'Deas

Etymology

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

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