Odette
Odette is a girl name of French origin, meaning Wealthy.
What Odette means
Wealthy.
Odette sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Odette comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Odette is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Odette?
Odette is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Odette is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Odette
We group Odette under French and the long-established classics — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Odette
These share Odette's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Amelie — Industrious and hardworking.
- Antoine — Priceless; praiseworthy.
- Adeline — Noble; of noble kind.
- Eloise — Healthy and wide; famous warrior.
- Genevieve — Of the tribe of women.
- Frances — Free one; from France.
- Francesca — Free one; from France.
- Francis — Free one; Frenchman.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Colette — Victory of the people.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.