Baby name
REVIVING
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 Udo
/OO · doh/
Meaning
“Wealth or riches”
Old German 'uod' meaning 'wealth' or 'riches', Germanic medieval name revived in modern usage; Saint Udo patron of forests.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Udo is a specifically German-speaking name, holding modest steady use; virtually absent from Anglophone countries.
The cultural moment.
Germany and Austria maintained Udo in modest use throughout 20th century; minimal Anglophone adoption or modern resurgence.