Odisho

Odisho, Odicho, Awdisho, or Audisho (Syriac: ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ) is a masculine given name of Classical Syriac and Neo-Aramaic origin^[1] 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" (syr: ܥܒܕܐ) and the Aramaic name for Jesus, Isho (syr: ܝܼܫܘܿܥ). 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

See also

• Abdisho, the Classical Syriac form of the name
• Isho

References

1. ^ Sureth dictionary. Association Assyrophile de France. Retrieved 27 May 2022.