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Thoughts on Elodie

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SherbertLemons · 20/11/2021 23:06

Just that really.

What does everyone think of the name Elodie?

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Sleeplessem · 24/11/2021 00:34

Lovely!

Heartdogs · 23/11/2021 23:56

I really like it!

Hoorayhenryyah · 23/11/2021 14:06

I love it, very pretty name

StormyCornishSeas · 22/11/2021 21:27

Love it. It's on my list.

katem22 · 22/11/2021 20:13

Very pretty, I like it.

thickthighs73 · 22/11/2021 00:26

Beautiful name yes !

Lalliella · 22/11/2021 00:23

It’s gorgeous

MonsteraDeliciosa · 21/11/2021 21:15

Sounds awful when not said in a French accent.

Also, elodea is pond weed.

HeronLanyon · 21/11/2021 18:24

merry and alien thank you ! Yes it’s more a stress and rhythm and accent difference than pronunciation although if I really let rip my final french syllable is a wonder !

Thebookswereherfriends · 21/11/2021 18:20

I love it. Used to look after a little girl at the nursery I worked in called Elodie and she was the sweetest little thing, so I’ve always liked it since.

alienbaby · 21/11/2021 18:18

@HeronLanyon
It's pronounced in French as it is English, just say it in a French accent but rather than the emphasis being on the first syllable like in English, in French all the syllables are given the same weighting (as with all French words)
English: EL-uh-dee
French: el-oh-di

MerryChristmasToYou · 21/11/2021 18:16

The french pronunciation is Élodie (Approximately Ail-Oh-Dee, all syllables stressed the same)

Uk pronunciation is like melody without the M

Tal45 · 21/11/2021 18:16

I love it x

HeronLanyon · 21/11/2021 18:12

What is the french pronunciation? I’ve always thought it was a french name said the way the french say it. I guess my q might be what is the non french pronunciation ?!

MerryChristmasToYou · 21/11/2021 18:02

@toastofthetown, Shannon was wildly popular for a very short time, so dates the bearer.
Its popularity was probably due to Beverley Hills 90210.

A name on a rapid upward trend will usually date badly. It might seem fresh and unusual but will at some point fall out of favour just as quickly

Magpiecomplex · 21/11/2021 17:31

I know a 20-something Elodie who dislikes it and goes by Ellie.

VanillaAndOrange · 21/11/2021 17:24

I like it. It's pretty but not soppy and I don't consider it difficult to pronounce at all. (Unless I was talking French, I'd say it to rhyme with melody.) Also, if you're concerned about it being popular and/or becoming dated, surely it's better to choose a name that's currently on an upward climb than already past its peak?

toastofthetown · 21/11/2021 15:16

Elodie is very of the moment and I think it will date. Part of the reason that I think it will date is because El- names are so popular so it just sounds like name of the moment. Also, looking at Elodie in the charts it's on a rapid upward climb (and the general advice to avoid a dated name is to avoid a name with a pattern like that.
names.darkgreener.com/#elodie
Names with a rise as sharp as like will usually fall back down as quickly when the trend finishes. For an example of name the other side of the trend, let's take Shannon. It entered the top 100 in the 90s for the first time, peaked, then dropped and is now considered a dated name.
names.darkgreener.com/#shannon

The other side to this is that most names will date to some extent. Unless you go for a very classic name (and the only girls name to stay in the top hundred since 1904 is Elizabeth), an international name not in common use in the UK, or a name which is extremely rare (the caveat to that point is that rare names can still date if they fit into popular trends - Elvia had no recorded uses last year but sounds like a current name). So personally I really wouldn't worry about it. The Dark Greener website is fantastic for a quick look, and to assess if a name you like will become popular. But as you like Elodie, popularity isn't a concern for you anyway.

FestiveMayo · 21/11/2021 14:42

@TrampolineForMrKite

Going to buck the trend here: can’t stand it. Don’t like how it looks or sounds. Feels too whimsical to be the name of a grown up.
That's not really bucking the trend. I imagine lots of people hate it
TrampolineForMrKite · 21/11/2021 14:13

Going to buck the trend here: can’t stand it. Don’t like how it looks or sounds. Feels too whimsical to be the name of a grown up.

Skeumorph · 21/11/2021 14:11

Oh and yes it will date, it will be yet another 'Ellie' name.

Skeumorph · 21/11/2021 14:11

Bit nothingy.

Appliancedesparation · 21/11/2021 14:09

It's a lovely name

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SherbertLemons · 21/11/2021 13:45

Thank you for all your input so far everyone.

All opinions welcome!

I know there is an abundance of 'EL" names but, after analysing the names I seem to like I'd say 80% of them start with these two letters. I'm not overly bothered by popularity, although I'm not a fan of "Ellie" just because of an association.

I like the nickname "Elle". In fact this is mine and DPs favourite but it doesn't go with our choice of boys name. We would use it if we had a second girl.

For what it matters we have a Home Counties accent. I agree the name does sound far more beautiful in a French accent but I do pronounce it the French way (without putting on an accent!). I guess it's much the same as Esme which is very popular now and a French name.

It's on my top, three I think. My only "fear" is that it may be very of now and may date.

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toastofthetown · 21/11/2021 13:38

@Hetyanni

Go for Elodie - don't listen to other people!!
But the OP asked other people what they thought. Personally I'm not telling people unsolicited that I think Elodie is boring name, but as the OP asked I answered.
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