What is "odegaard"

Odegaard, Odegard, Ødegaard or Ødegård is a name of Scandinavian origin meaning "deserted farm".

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
• Don Odegard, NFL cornerback
• Hans Erik Ødegaard, Norwegian football player
• 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 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