Odolan (given name)

Odolan is a Polish male given name, used from 11th to 15th centuries.

Etymology

The name has two proposed etymologies. First, it comes from the name of the plant valerian, which historically was known in Polish language as odolan. The second etymology points that the name came from Polish word "odołać", which meant to resist or to defeat.

Legacy

The name stopped being used in the 15th century. However, it had influenced a few geographical names, including Odolany, a neighbourhood in the city of Warsaw, Poland, and Odolanów, a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Notable people with this name

Odolan, 12th-century nobleman