Fun Facts About the Name Odete
- 5 babies named Odete: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Odete from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Odete Mean?
Odete is the Portuguese feminine form of the French name Odette, and its established meaning is "wealthy," from a Germanic root meaning "wealth" or "fortune." Odette is generally explained as a diminutive formed with the French suffix -ette from Oda, a short form of Germanic names built on that wealth element, represented in Old High German as ōt. Literally the formation suggests "little wealthy one," but the customary sense is simply "wealthy." Some accounts also connect Odette with Odile; the two belong to the same Germanic stock, though the precise medieval relationship between the short forms is not certain.
Odete Name History & Origins
The French Odette belongs to a group of feminine names made from short Germanic stems; its -ette ending marks it as a pet form rather than a full compound name. Portuguese adapted the French form as Odete, replacing -ette with the Portuguese ending -ete. The name is used in Portugal, Brazil, and other Portuguese-speaking communities. In French-language culture, Odette is familiar as the swan princess in Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake (1877) and as a central character in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time; those are later literary uses, not the source of the name.
How Popular is the Name Odete?
Odete has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1974. Its best rank was #9,764 in 1974.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #9,764 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Odete Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are patient, persevering and strong willed. You are a good student, absorbing knowledge easily and retaining it well. You are either a saint or a sinner. You tend to hold things inside and suffer in silence. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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