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While researching the surname "Oder" I came abour something quite striking; the name itself is a old germanic way of saying "Son of Odr/Odur". You change the "ur" to "er" and thus you have the familial relationship. However what it is more interesting is the "Odr" name itself. While using Wikipedia as a reference source for all things may not be entirely practical or reliable the entry for "Odr" is basically correct, here's a snippet:
"Óðr is the husband of Freyja in Norse mythology. Although the precise mythological meaning is uncertain, the word itself means "wit, soul" and is used in compounds to mean "fierce power, energy" (from Proto-Germanic *wōþuz; compare also the etymology of Odin."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odr)
Another set of interesting facts are that the Oder river name in Polish is "Odra" and that it was named/renamed at some point in time, as it's name in Latin was "Viadua".
Something to think about.
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