Girl

Odette

oh-DET

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“French diminutive of Ode, from Greek 'ōidē' (song). Eternally associated with Swan Lake's tragic heroine, evoking grace, artistry, and bittersweet beauty.”

Popularity Over Time

Odette US popularity rank over timeRank 9545 in 1990 to rank 829 in 1905. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#829#5187#95451900192019401960198020002024

Odette is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

FrenchGreek

Syllables

2

Nicknames

OddyDet

Style

RomanticElegantEthereal

Famous Bearers

  • Odette Sansom (WWII spy)
  • Swan Lake's Odette

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Ophelia

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Camille

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Lucia

Italian Top 100

Matthias

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

French origin; translatable across Romance languages

People Also Ask

French diminutive of Ode, from Greek 'ōidē' (song). Eternally associated with Swan Lake's tragic heroine, evoking grace, artistry, and bittersweet beauty.

Odette is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Odette include Oddy, Det.

Names that pair beautifully with Odette include Lucia, Matthias.