Odense: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Odense – Meaning: Odin's shrine – Origin: Old Norse – Pronunciation: OH-duhn-seh


Odense is an Old Norse name meaning “Odin's shrine”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Odense

Meaning: Odin's shrine.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Odense

Phonetic: OH-duhn-seh   IPA: /ˈoʊdənsə/

Popularity of Odense

Odense doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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