66%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. o-DEHL [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an English surname that was originally from a place name, itself derived from Old English wad "woad" (a plant that produces a blue dye) and hyll "hill". PopularityDetails Last ranked #862 in 1973 (m) #804 in 1935 (f) United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal wholesome strong refined strange simple serious nerdy Categories blue, currently out of the US top 1000, flora, herbs, landforms, nature, place names, plants, surnames, yellow
