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Odette

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LizzyMargaret · 28/07/2019 15:35

Thoughts? We already have an Aurora, aged 3. I know they’re both names of princesses and from ballet so I’m concerned that using them as sibling names will be a bit... twee?

Other name suggestions are appreciated for a girl and boy. Middle names for Odette too as we’re struggling.

Thanks, Liz x

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Poetryinaction · 01/08/2019 22:04

Not my taste but the two names are fine together.
Odette Elizabeth
Odette May
Odette Eve

Namaste6 · 31/07/2019 20:20

Beautiful names OP. Really beautiful. For a middle name I would keep it short - let her first name really shine.

Odette Rose
Odette Eve
Odette Ines
Odette Iris

CakeRattleandRoll · 31/07/2019 15:26

Lovely name. I wouldn't worry about the ballet connection with Aurora - like a pp said, it would only be a small proportion of people that would recognise that.

CarlaJones · 31/07/2019 00:16

The first syllable reminds me of the word Odour so I'm not keen

LightDrizzle · 31/07/2019 00:08

I love Viola as a middle name!

IsobelRae23 · 31/07/2019 00:06

It’s a pretty name, and I like others like Ottilie.
Middle name suggestions:-
Odette Marie
Odette Arianna
Odette Bella
Odette Cassia
Odette Clara
Odette Cleo
Odette Amelia
Odette Emilie
Odette Emily
Odette Fraya
Odette Ffion
Odette Gianna
Odette Imogen
Odette Isobel
Odette jasmine
Odette Josephine
Odette Juliet
Odette Layla
Odette Mia
Odette Mair
Odette Nia
Odette Penelope
Odette Savannah
Odette Sara
Odette Rosa
Odette Rosalie
Odette Theodora
Odette Vivienne
Odette Marnie

Prettylittlelady · 30/07/2019 23:03

I don’t think it sounds twee at all, really beautiful with her sisters name, you can sense a theme but it’s a lovely one and a beautiful naming style...I liked the suggestion of Lily as a middle name, seems to flow nicely.

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LizzyMargaret · 30/07/2019 18:06

Really love Odette Rosalind, thank you. That and Lorelei made me think of Odette Rosalie which I absolutely adore too.

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EllenEyewater · 29/07/2019 21:25

I wouldn’t go for Odette Willow - sounds too much like “a debt will owe”.

Odette Laurel
Odette Daphne
Odette Maria
Odette Rosalind
Odette Lorelei

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LizzyMargaret · 29/07/2019 20:14

I love Odette Penelope. I also like Willow. I think Odetta would probably create a better flow with a lot of middle name options but I think having two daughters whose names end in the same sound adds to my concern of them being too cutesy together.

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Proseccoinamug · 29/07/2019 19:32

I would say Odd-ette though.

Proseccoinamug · 29/07/2019 19:30

I like Odette. I also know an Odile.

Odette Rosanna
Odette Rebecca
Odette Penelope
Odette Hannah
Odette Cordelia
Odette Louise
Odette Ruby
Odette Amabel
Odette Willow

mindproject · 29/07/2019 18:13

I knew an Odette once. She was a lovely, intelligent, ethereal lady. I like the name because of her.

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LizzyMargaret · 29/07/2019 18:10

Odd-ette has honestly never crossed my mind as I don’t see where the odd sound is coming from lol but eh, it doesn’t really bother us. We were told that Aurora’s name would get mispronounced a lot but we’ve not had any issues so far.

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mum2jakie · 29/07/2019 16:04

Ah - I thought it was pronounced Odd - ette. Never heard the name spoken in real life. I would imagine plenty of people will make the same mistake unless the name becomes more commonplace.

sunshineys · 29/07/2019 16:01

How can Odette be pronounced Odd?

strawbmilk · 29/07/2019 13:51

Love it!

ThatCurlyGirl · 29/07/2019 13:49

I also love Ariette and Ariadne which might be along the same lines for you OP Smile

ThatCurlyGirl · 29/07/2019 13:48

Ottolie is one of my all time favourites, I knew a brilliant little girl with that name and we shortened it to Lettie (not sure why not Lottie!) as a nickname, it's gorgeous Smile

AverageMummy · 29/07/2019 13:41

Odette is lovely & I can’t imagine more than a tiny proportion thinking it was pronounced Odd!

CruCru · 29/07/2019 12:45

People will misspell or mispronounce almost any name as far as I can see. I used to have someone carry on calling me a name that ends in -ie long after I’d told him it actually ends in -ia.

RaininSummer · 29/07/2019 12:42

I really like Odette (and Aurora). Surely people will not say odd-ette? If they are unsure they will most likely ask. It would be spelled Oddette if it were to be pronounced in the 'odd' way.

Antonin · 29/07/2019 12:27

Nice elegant name. The ballet connection is reasonably tenuous. Not a huge balletomane population out there and really, so what? Merely shows you possess some cultural awareness. Aurora has become popular apart from any ballet connection.
If anyone comments re how unusual Odette is just mention Odette Churchill and what a strong name you think it is.
Odette Viola is a lovely combination

sunshineys · 29/07/2019 12:03

Odette is beautiful. How can it possibly be mispronounced? It's O dett

CruCru · 29/07/2019 09:34

Odette is a nice name. However, will it irritate you if people do mispronounce it? I have this problem with Genevieve - I’ve been told I don’t pronounce it the correct, French way but I really can’t hear the difference.

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