| Pronunciation |
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|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Classical Syriac: ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ (Abdisho) |
| Meaning | "servant of Jesus" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Odicho, Awdisho, Audisho |
| Nickname | Odi[citation needed] |
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Odisho, Odicho, Awdisho, or Audisho (Syriac: ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ) is a masculine given name of Classical Syriac and Neo-Aramaic origin and a surname. It is predominantly used by ethnic Assyrians, who follow churches of the Syriac-rite of Christianity.
The name is derived from the Syriac word "abd" (Syriac: ܥܒܕܐ, romanized: ˁaḇd, lit. 'servant') and the Aramaic name for Jesus, Isho (Syriac: ܝܼܫܘܿܥ, romanized: īšōˁ). Odisho also has the same meaning as the given name Abdisho.
Persons with the name Odisho as a given name include:
- Odisho Oraham (born 1961), bishop of the Assyrian Church of the East in Scandinavia and Germany
Persons with the name Odisho as a surname include:
- Ayoub Odisho (born 1960), Iraqi football manager and former player
- Michael Odisho, Australian gangster
- Tiras Odisho, martial artist of Iraqi-Assyrian origin
- Ramina Odicho, Assyrian American comedian with origins from Syria
- William Ishaya Odisho, Iraqi-Assyrian former diplomat for the United Nations
- Ashoor Audisho, Assyrian-Australian murdered in 2006 by members of the gang The Last Hour
