Elodie

Meaning of Elodie

Elodie, pronounced eh-LOH-dee, is the French form of the medieval name Alodia, a Visigothic saint whose by-name is usually parsed as “foreign riches”—an etymology that sounds pleasantly aspirational without tipping into outright bragging rights. The name drifted from Iberia into France in the Middle Ages, then crossed the Channel and finally the Atlantic, where it has spent the last century lingering in the lower reaches of the U.S. charts before mounting a quiet comeback—nudging from rank 879 in 2010 to 335 in 2024. Anglophone parents are often drawn to its melodic overlap with the word “melody,” giving it a built-in musical lilt that feels artful yet unforced. Literary circles note its cameo in Victor Hugo’s writings, while pop-culture spotters think of French singer Élodie Frégé; either way, the name wears its continental polish lightly, offering a cosmopolitan option that still reads straightforward and accessible in English.

Pronunciation

British English

• Pronunced as eh-LO-dee (/ɛˈləʊ.diː/)

American English

• Pronunced as eh-LO-dee (/ɛˈloʊ.di/)

• Eliza
• Ellie
• Elaina
• Elise
• Elena
• Eloise
• Melody