Oddington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Oddington
Historical Forms
- Otendone 1086 DB
- Ottendune 1137 Thame c.1200 Ass 1241
- Otendon' 1206 P
- Otenden' 1206 Cur
- Otendun' 1254–5 RH
- Otindon' c.1220 S c.1280 FA 1428
- Otynton 1341 Cl
- Otyntown 1428 FA
- Otigdon 1278–9 RH
- Otyngdone, Ondytone 1285 Ass
- Odingtone 1526 LS
Etymology
'*Ot (t )a 's hill,' v. dūn . The same man has probably given name to Ot Moor (208) and Otley (infra ).