Odensjö

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of Oden (“Odin”) +‎ sjö (“lake”).

• Kronoberg county: inherited from Old Swedish Odhinsredha and Odhænsøryth. Ultimately unkown origin, but proposedly from an assumed former name of lake Bolmen, Old Swedish *Odhænsø (literally “Odin's Lake”).
• Jönköping county: inherited from Old Swedish Odhensioo. Ultimately unkown origin, but proposedly from an assumed former name of lake Barnarpasjön, Old Swedish Odhensioo (literally “Odin's Lake”).

Proper noun

Odensjö ? (genitive Odensjös)

1. A parish and district of Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.
2. A village in Jönköping municipality, Jönköping county, Sweden.