Odisho, Odicho, Awdisho, or Audisho (

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: ) is a masculine

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Classical Syriac The Syriac language ( ; ), also known natively in its spoken form in early Syriac literature as Edessan (), the Mesopotamian language () and Aramaic (), is an Eastern Middle Aramaic dialect. Classical Syriac is the academic term used to refer ...

and

Neo-Aramaic The Neo-Aramaic or Modern Aramaic languages are varieties of Aramaic that evolved during the late medieval and early modern periods, and continue to the present day as vernacular (spoken) languages of modern Aramaic-speaking communities. Within ...

origin and a surname. It is predominantly used by ethnic

Assyrians Assyrians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to Mesopotamia, a geographical region in West Asia. Modern Assyrians share descent directly from the ancient Assyrians, one of the key civilizations of Mesopotamia. While they are distinct from ot ...

, who follow churches of the Syriac-rite of Christianity. The name is derived from the Syriac word "abd" () and the

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name for

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, Isho (). Odisho also has the same meaning as the given name

Abdisho Abdisho, ʾAbdisho, Abdishu, or ʿAbd Īshōʿ (, ) meaning 'servant of Jesus' in Syriac, is a masculine given name. The name is most predominantly used by Syriac Christians of West Asia, namely the Assyrians. The name is derived from the Syriac w ...

. 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 Ayoub Odisho Barjam (; born 15 December 1960) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who currently manages Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the Iraqi Premier League. Playing career Born to Assyrian parents, Ayoub was a tough tackling full-back, wh ...

(born 1960), Iraqi football manager and former player *

Michael Odisho Michael Odisho is an Assyrian-Australian underworld figure and former member of the DLASTHR and Brothers for Life (BFL) organized crime gangs which operated in Sydney, Australia. He was featured on a short ABC Television documentary '' 7.30 ...

, 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

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