Udo

Udo is a common male first name in German-speaking countries.

Udo (独活) is a wild plant of the family Araliaceae found in Japan. It commonly is found on the slope of wooded embankments. When it blooms, clusters of white flowers are formed. The stem can be eaten and is sometimes boiled and served in miso soup. The roots are sometimes used for herbal medicines. Udo grows to the height of two to three meters but it is not a woody plant, as demonstrated in the popular saying Udo no taiboku (独活の大木), lit. great wood of udo, meaning roughly useless as udo has a very soft stem.

Udo is often mistaken to be shishiudo in the Apiaceae genus.

Udo Voigt is the political boss of Germany's NPD (National Democratic Party), which is the the political wing of the neo-Nazi movement.