Odette... quite a singular and beautiful name. To learn more about what it means and what it could say about this beautiful actress read on our original section "Name Meaning".
Pronounciation: o-DET
Origin: French; Old German; Hebrew
Meaning: "Wealth", "fortune" from the Germanic element "od".
In French it means "happy home"; "ode"; "melodic".
While in Hebrew it comes from "Odelia" and means "I will praise God".
Personality by the name: According to its Hebrew origin the person called Odette is a carefree being with an inherent love of freedom and known for their good humour.
The name Odette also makes the person self-aware and giver her a resourceful and enterprising character helped by strong insight and intuition. Odette's motivation is striving to do her best.
Story behind the name: The name Odette became popular due to the famous ballet "Swan Lake", where Odette is the good swan while Odile is the evil black swan.
Variant: Odetta
Pet Form: (in French) Odo
Popularity: Odette is a common female first name in the USA, ranking 1920 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
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