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Too twee?

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lynlynnicebutdim · 09/01/2012 22:15

DD1 is Eden. Totally suits her and i love it.

Going for 20 week scan tomorrow and if baby cooperates we will find out if we are having a boy or a girl. I have variously considered the names Rowan and Cameron for a girl but recently stumbled across the name Elodie which i absolutely adore.

My question is, is having Eden and Elodie too many "E"'s?

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SubordinateClaws · 12/01/2012 08:50

Al-od-day if you are french

Um, no. It's pronounced E-lo-die.

ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged · 11/01/2012 17:34

Love it

magentastardust · 11/01/2012 17:06

I can't actually think now ! I want to say the baby names book but it was probably the names board here !!

PercyFilth · 11/01/2012 00:28

So where did you first come across it, magenta ?

magentastardust · 10/01/2012 23:35

I really like it -Dh and my mum both looked at me as if I was mad when I suggested it and my friend asked if I had made the name up ! Smile

PercyFilth · 10/01/2012 23:31

I wouldn't worry about the 'same initial' thing. They are likely to be under the same roof only for a few short years.

Agree about 'Behind the Name', definitely the best source for name information and always my first port of call.

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ChippingInLovesEasterEggs · 10/01/2012 23:06

I like Elodie

oikopolis · 10/01/2012 23:00

lyn if you're wondering about the meaning, Behind the Name is the most reliable online source when it comes to the actual documented meaning and origin of a name.

It lists Elodie as a possible French variant of the Visigothic name Alodia, which is derived from two elements that together mean "wealth from a foreign land".

Here's the link: www.behindthename.com/name/alodia

hohohoshedittant · 10/01/2012 22:43

Like Elodie, but wouldn't have two E's and with the 'd' sound as well they're too similar. Maybe Elodie as a middle name?

Lonnie · 10/01/2012 21:32

I love both names and I have had them on my short lists (dd2 is Eloisa so Elodie got vetoed by dh)

I would have them together.

Kinda happy we didnt go with Eden for dd3 now as we live RIGHT by the River Eden now..

PercyFilth · 10/01/2012 20:53

Evenly stressed, like Melody as you say.

MerryMarigold · 10/01/2012 20:48

So it rhymes with Melody then...

Or is it El-OH-dee?

PercyFilth · 10/01/2012 20:45

lyn What I meant was why has it suddenly come to prominence, is there some celebrity called Elodie or has one named their child Elodie? That is often the seed of popularity, so what have I missed :o

As you say you discovered it on here, you won't be able to tell me, but hopefully someone can!

BTW it's prn El-oh-dee in French too - at least that's how my friends said it. If you have heard different, well, accents can play a part.

stuffthenonsense · 10/01/2012 20:35

Lovely name....but 12 years on, post addressed to miss E xxxxx......which of the girls opens it?

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 10/01/2012 20:34

No - Eden and Elodie sound silly together imho. Don't like Cameron or Rowan though, sorry.

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lynlynnicebutdim · 10/01/2012 20:29

merrymarigold it is pronounced El-od-dee if you are an english speaker and Al-od-day if you are french.

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lynlynnicebutdim · 10/01/2012 20:28

Well we are having a girl it seems so this comes into sharp focus. Still loads of time to decide i guess but i do love Elodie. I had never heard it before, before seeing it on here about 3 weeks ago and then meeting one at the toddler gymnastics class I do with Eden.

I do agree that repeating E and D sounds do sound odd to my ears but i wondered if i was being overly concerned about it. Seems the jury is split.

percyfilth when i googled the name i got two origins. One said it was a German name meaning "wealth from afar" and another saying it was French meaning "Marsh Flower".

I have to admit the flower association plays into my liking it so much as well. DSD has a nature associated name, as is Eden. Elodie would play into that theme as well without being really obvious.

decisions, decision!

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MerryMarigold · 10/01/2012 20:26

Btw, how do you say Elodie? Is it like 'Melody' or e-load-y?

dippydoodah · 10/01/2012 20:24

I think they go fine together. Elodie is lovely!

Clawdy · 10/01/2012 20:13

Both lovely names but quite difficult to say "Eden and Elodie"...bit of a tongue twister!

QOD · 10/01/2012 19:54

Ooooooooh love it

FlossMacDoss · 10/01/2012 19:41

Love both Eden and Elodie but the repeating 'e' and 'd' makes them sound too similar together IMO.

I second Eloise - gorgeous

snuffaluffagus · 10/01/2012 14:57

I think they go really well together!

PercyFilth · 10/01/2012 13:44

Where has Elodie come from? It crops up here all the time.

The only Elodie I have ever come across was a French baby, born in oh, 1980ish I think. It was not a common name then, even in France, and I've never met another.

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