The o'dea Surname
o'dea Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh, ‘descendant
of Deaghadh’, a personal name of uncertain origin. It may be a
compound of deagh- ‘good’ + ádh ‘luck’, ‘fate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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