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The baby name Odette is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oh-DET (English: /oʊˈdɛt/; French: /ɔdɛt/).

Odette is French in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: French
Pronunciation: oh-DET (English: /oʊˈdɛt/; French: /ɔdɛt/)

What is the meaning of the name Odette ?

The baby name Odette is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oh-DET (English: /oʊˈdɛt/; French: /ɔdɛt/).

Odette is French in Origin.

Odette is the French feminine diminutive of Oda, from the Old High German root od/ot (also aud), meaning “wealth, fortune, prosperity.” It belongs to the same Germanic family as Otto and Odo, with the -ette ending adding a tender, elegant nuance in French.

Used in medieval France and the Low Countries, the name later traveled through Francophone culture and entered wider use in the 19th–20th centuries. It gained international recognition through Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake (the white swan princess) and Marcel Proust’s Odette de Crécy, which cemented its refined, romantic image. Variants and cognates include Oda (Germanic/Scandinavian), Odeta (Albanian/Romanian), Odetta (Italian/English), and the rarer Odet (masculine French); related but distinct is Odile. Diminutives and nicknames include Detta, Etta, and Odie, while the meaning evokes prosperity and good fortune.

Odette has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Odette

Odette Annable Actor · Born 1985 · United States Odette Annable is an American actress best known for her TV and film roles, including Dr. Jessica Adams on House, Beth McIntyre on Supergirl, and Samantha Arias on You Again. She was born Odette Juliette Annable on May 10, 1985.

Odette – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2024 #1 — 911
BI 0 #10 3 425
BI Girls 0 #12 22 726
BF Girls 0 #16 2 315
HT Girls 0 #21 3 950
NA 0 #31 3 2,537
CM 0 #42 14 2,592
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
BI Boys 0 #43 2 917
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JM 0 #77 11 3,714
CM Girls 0 #82 1,248 11,671
Belgium Girls 2024 #101 86 424
PH 0 #103 8 5,607
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
MT Girls 0 #116 36 3,773
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
LU Girls 0 #156 30 4,850
PR Girls 0 #163 5 3,171
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
Sweden Girls 2022 #172 8 1,568
JM Girls 0 #173 89 7,507
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
AO Girls 0 #190 20 4,575
NA Girls 0 #207 18 7,146
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
GR Girls 0 #246 4 6,293
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
Canada Girls 2024 #273 13 2,795
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
France Boys 1970 #296 3 1,177
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
GH Girls 0 #313 12 6,973
JO Girls 0 #315 11 7,570
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
GT 0 #336 3 5,948
QA Girls 0 #336 8 15,378
MU Girls 0 #337 15 8,539
PH Girls 0 #344 47 13,098
ZA 0 #346 102 14,421
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
NL 0 #365 27 2,481
CL 0 #378 34 6,867
OM Girls 0 #384 13 15,987
MX 0 #388 26 8,339
EG 0 #389 12 6,387
France Girls 2021 #402 4 3,185
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
PT Girls 0 #421 31 7,952
PA Girls 0 #463 19 9,861
CL Girls 0 #469 457 14,098
CR Girls 0 #477 56 11,342
PS Girls 0 #480 44 10,981
GT Girls 0 #481 25 7,500
KW Girls 0 #484 32 19,177
CM Boys 0 #500 51 12,054
CO 0 #505 6 7,768
LB 0 #509 150 13,263
IQ Girls 0 #521 5 11,303
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
UY Girls 0 #532 5 6,731
AE Girls 0 #533 21 20,968
IL Girls 0 #543 75 11,648
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
SG Girls 0 #566 21 18,916
NL Girls 0 #580 406 5,933
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
ZA Girls 0 #591 720 25,928
HK Girls 0 #603 13 16,104
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
AR Girls 0 #624 7 8,289
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
IT 0 #695 20 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #696 43 3,895
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SY 0 #708 21 11,684
United States Girls 2024 #724 193 8,487
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
Germany Girls 0 #774 65 4,949
EG Girls 0 #776 185 14,742
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
TN 0 #816 14 13,765
NG Girls 0 #818 9 15,093
SA Girls 0 #897 39 25,931
BR Girls 0 #899 43 12,708
Spain Girls 0 #904 80 5,561
MX Girls 0 #905 286 17,781
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
PE Girls 0 #921 23 14,861
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
MY Girls 0 #984 11 24,821
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
CO Girls 0 #1,052 27 16,140
IT Girls 0 #1,056 404 9,415
MA 0 #1,111 18 20,986
DZ 0 #1,166 11 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,266 7 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,689 3 28,008

Odette is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Flanders, Belgium
Sweden

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People also ask about Odette

Odette is predominantly a girl's name.
Odette is a 3 syllable name, pronounced oh-DET (English: /oʊˈdɛt/; French: /ɔdɛt/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Odetta, Odile, Oda, Odilia and Odelia.
Across languages, Odette has these equivalents: Odeta (Albanian), Odetta (Italian/English), Odila/Odilia (German/Latin), Odo (masculine).
Yes, very popular — Odette ranked #1 in Ireland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Odette ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2024).
Odette's popularity is rising. It moved from #411 in 2015 to #402 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Odette are in our database, including Odette Annable (Actor).