Meaning: Wealth or heritage, through Oda or Odilia
The story
Odette is a French diminutive of Oda or Odilia. It is also the swan princess’s name in Swan Lake; the ballet association is separate from its older Germanic name roots.
Nicknames
- Detta
- Odie
- Etta
Spellings & variants
- Odetta
- Oda
- Odile
Popularity
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Climbing in the latest US data
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Origins
Odette comes from French.
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