Ondine

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What do you all think of Ondine? I find it elegant and love that it’s not too common.

Lovely.

Oh this is a beautiful name, very seldom heard these days. Reminds me of the ballet, Ondine, a water sprite. Absolutely lovely!

Reminds me of the ballet, too, but isn’t it a terribly tragic story? I would worry a bit about the rather melancholic story background!

I immediately thought of Ondine's Curse so I'm not a fan.

It’s a seafood restaurant in Edinburgh. www.ondinerestaurant.co.uk

I doubt that many people will be familiar with Ondine's Curse though but it immediately came to mind.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralhypoventilationn_syndrome

I‘m not familiar with the name but thought the word sounded like an ointment of some sort.

Reminds me of ‘Ondine’s curse’. But then I’m a nurse and have known patients with it.

Same here!

I taught a pupil with it.

I thought it sounded like a mouthwash. Sorry OP.

If you're naming a new medicine, it sounds ok. Not for a baby.

It's the name of one of the English Commonwealth Games Gymastics team - Ondine Achampong. I really like the name, and have never heard of Ondine's Curse.

That was my very first thought.

It’s beautiful. Very elegant.

Have you been watching the gymnastics or is it just coincidence that you've posted this this week? I've never heard of anyone else with this name apart from Ondine Achampong. I think it's quite pretty but I would assume a baby was named after her. Maybe I'm giving the sport too much clout though, idk.

I don’t like it. I don’t think it has a nice sound and it sounds sort of medicinal to me, or like a cleaning product.

If you want a house that’s squeaky clean
Buy a big box of Ondine
Cleans the windows, cleans the floors
Smells clean and fresh when it pours

Sorry, I too initially thought of the medical condition too, then thought it sounded similar to iodine or a cleaning product.

What do you like about the name specifically? Any others you like? Do you like Odette?

@Kanaloa cross post re cleaning product!

😂

There must be a cleaning product with a similar name we’ve both thought of maybe? Or just the fact that it has that sound like iodine although I didn’t think of that.

It’s not my favourite name to be honest. Like yeah you don’t hear it often but I think sometimes there’s a reason Bella is popular and Gaynor isn’t.

I thought it was iodine when I read it first, definitely sounds like an ointment or tincture to me 🙈

I do follow gymnastics, and I love Ondine as gymnast, as well as her name! I didn’t mention her in my OP as I wasn’t sure if I find the name an elegant name because I find Ondine an elegant gymnast and didn’t want to sway responses.

The Ondine’s curse doesn’t bother me too much; Amelia and Edward are both associated with medical conditions and are popular names, and I don’t think Ondine’s curse is well known enough to be a problem.

No

you beat me to it!

Not a name a love, nor a name I particularly dislike. Though I have thoroughly enjoyed her performance at the CWG thus far. Probably a good option if you wish to avoid abbreviations, and I can’t think of any that seem natural or intuitive.