Meaning and background
The story behind Oden
Oden is a Swedish spelling used for the figure better known in English as Odin, the Norse god. That makes it a mythological name connection rather than an independent word meaning 'warrior' or 'wisdom'. In a dog-name list, the variation in spelling matters: a reader searching for Oden should not be silently redirected to Odin, even though the two are historically linked.
- Origin
- Swedish form of the Old Norse mythological name known in English as Odin. Source
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About Oden
Recorded as a dog’s name
Oden appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/oʊdən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/oʊdən/ · primary stress on syllable 1OW1 D AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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