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Help[Opinions] Re: French?? How is the name Elodie perceived in France?
in reply to a message by Cait
We pronounce it like melody without the "m" and call her Ellie for short. I did know about the French pronunication before we decided to name her, as I did do a little reasearch on the name after I'd discovered it. Since I had studied French for a while I liked its origins.
I heard about the name in the Cool Baby Name Book (Rosenkrantz et al). Also I had a friend named Elody. But these aren't why we named her Elodie. DH and I couldn't agree on a name. On the day my daughter was born (we had a homebirth) I noticed the name on my older daughter's toy: a set of nesting blocks. There was a picture of a bookstore with a bunch of literary characters and the bookstore was called "Elodie's Bookstore." I asked DH if he liked it (we are both writers) and he did right away! I took it as a sign that this was her name! The meaning of marshy white blossom and foreign riches sounded just right.
I heard about the name in the Cool Baby Name Book (Rosenkrantz et al). Also I had a friend named Elody. But these aren't why we named her Elodie. DH and I couldn't agree on a name. On the day my daughter was born (we had a homebirth) I noticed the name on my older daughter's toy: a set of nesting blocks. There was a picture of a bookstore with a bunch of literary characters and the bookstore was called "Elodie's Bookstore." I asked DH if he liked it (we are both writers) and he did right away! I took it as a sign that this was her name! The meaning of marshy white blossom and foreign riches sounded just right.
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Elodie doesn't mean marshy white blossoms.
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Just wondering what your source is for knowing it doesn't mean that. Are you going by the definitions on this site or do you have another source as well. Thanks for any information. And do you have any idea why a Greek meaning for Elodie would be given in some sources, if none exists? Thanks.
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Thank you for your help. I'll check on the name meaning board. I agree about the slew of misinformation about names.
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Yes.
The majority of baby-name books and baby-name sites are incorrect. This is something that is known by most people interested in the meanings of names. Second, I only use this site for meanings. It has a few mistakes, but nothing compared to a baby-name book or a baby-name site. I've yet to pick up a baby-name book and not find three or four errors in five minutes. Third, Elodie in no way seems Greek to me. If you're truly interested in finding out the "correct" meaning of the name, then I'd check over at the facts board. There you have a slew of etymologists, including one who is Greek. Having gone to school and what not, they're great with deciphering name meanings.
Siri
The majority of baby-name books and baby-name sites are incorrect. This is something that is known by most people interested in the meanings of names. Second, I only use this site for meanings. It has a few mistakes, but nothing compared to a baby-name book or a baby-name site. I've yet to pick up a baby-name book and not find three or four errors in five minutes. Third, Elodie in no way seems Greek to me. If you're truly interested in finding out the "correct" meaning of the name, then I'd check over at the facts board. There you have a slew of etymologists, including one who is Greek. Having gone to school and what not, they're great with deciphering name meanings.
Siri
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