At a Glance
- 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
OH-duhn-sehIPA /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.
Lists That Include Odense
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