Odegaard
Appearance
Odegaard, Odegard, Ødegaard or Ødegård is a name of Scandinavian origin meaning "deserted farm".[1]
- Surname
People sharing one of these names as a surname include:
- Alexander Ødegaard, Norwegian football player
- Annika Odegard, voice actress
- Charles Odegaard, (1911–1999), president of the University of Washington, and co-defendant in US Supreme Court case DeFunis v. Odegaard
- Don Odegard, NFL cornerback
- Gregory Odegaard, US materials researcher and academic
- Hans Ødegaard (1876–1943), Norwegian painter
- Hans Erik Ødegaard, Norwegian football player
- Hallvard Ødegaard (born 1945)
- Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard, Norwegian astrophysicist
- Knut Ødegård, Norwegian writer
- Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian football player
- Ove Ødegaard, Norwegian football player
- Peter H. Odegard, American political scientist
- Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier
- Robert J. Odegard, American politician
- Tor Øivind Ødegård, middle distance runner
- Places
Places which include one these terms in their name include:
- Ødegården Verk, an abandoned mine in Bamble, Norway
- Odegaard Undergraduate Library, at the University of Washington
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2006). "Odegaard". The Dictionary of American Family Names – via MooseRoots.