Odille as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Odille

What is the meaning of the name Odille ?

The baby name Odille is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /o.dil/ (oh-DEEL); English: /oʊˈdiːl/ (oh-DEEL).

Odille is Germanic in Origin.

Odille is a rare French-influenced variant of Odile, from the Old High German Odilia/Otilia built on the Germanic element od/ōdal, “wealth, prosperity, ancestral heritage.” Through medieval diminutive formation (-ilia/-ile), it aligns with the Oda/Otto name family. Variants and cognates include Odile, Odilie, Odilia, Otilia, Odette (French diminutive), and Ottilie (German). Note that Odelia, of Hebrew origin (“I will praise God”), is unrelated despite surface similarity.

Renown stems from Saint Odile (Odilia) of Alsace, a 7th–8th‑century abbess and patron of the blind whose shrine at Mont Sainte‑Odile drew medieval pilgrims. In France, Odile peaked in the early to mid‑20th century; Odille has remained uncommon in Francophone countries and rare in English. Contemporary awareness also comes from Odile, the Black Swan in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, which lends the name a dramatic, balletic association alongside its venerable heritage.