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Elodie

EL-oh-dee
French, variation of Alodia, German
"foreign riches"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

Elodie Origin and Meaning

The name Elodie is a girl's name of French origin meaning "foreign riches".

The lyrical and melodious Elodie, a Nameberry favorite, is starting to rise through the US popularity charts for the first time since the 1880s. This once uncommon member of the El- family is a Top 100 name in the UK, Canada, and New Zealand, while in the US, it was one of the fasted rising names of 2024 and now sits in the Top 400.

Elodie derives from Elodia, the Spanish variation of Alodia, a gothic German name associated with Saint Alodia. Saint Alodia was a child martyr in 9th century Spain, along with her sister Nunilo. In France, Elodie is spelled Élodie, with an accent over the E.

Élodie is a mono-named Italian singer and model as well as a major character in the Emile Zola novel The Earth. Princess Elodie is the protagonist of the video game Long Live The Queen and there was a character on The Hills named Elodie.

Given to around 840 girls in the US in 2024 compared to 380 the year before, Elodie remains a fresher feeling alternative to Melody or Ella.

# 370 in the US

Elodie Rank in US Top 1000

# 16 on Nameberry

Elodie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Elodie

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Famous People Named Elodie

  • Élodie Bouchez
    French actress
  • Élodie Navarre
    French actress
  • Élodie Frégé
    French singer and actress
  • Elodie Keene
    American film director
  • Élodie Yung
    French actress
  • Elodie Lauten
    French,American composer
  • Élodie Ginette Thomis
    French footballer
  • (Nioun Chin) Elodie Li Yuk Lo
    Mauritian Olympic beach volleyball player
  • Élodie Ouédraogo
    Belgian Olympic sprinter
  • Elodie Ghedin
    Canadian parasitologist and virologist
  • Elodie Portaries
    French rugby player
  • Elodie Guiglion
    French rugby player
  • Elodie Harper
    English TV journalist; daughter of actress Suzy Kendall and Sandy Harper
  • Élodie Leila Steen
    daughter of pro wrestler Kevin Owens

The name Elodie in Pop Culture

  • "To Elodie" (1904)
    poem by the Irish poet John Todhunter
  • Elodie Parris
    character in "Hex Hall" by Rachel Hawkins
  • Elodie "Lodie
    " character in "A Tale of Two Castles" by Gail Carson Levine
  • Elodie
    character in "Rose Under Fire" by Elizabeth Wein
  • Elodie
    character in Margaret Haddix's Shadow Children series
  • Queen Elodie
    main character in the video game "Long Live the Queen"
  • Elodie Verlac
    character in "The Mortal Instruments" by Cassandra Clare
  • Elodie Lochan
    character in "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
  • Elodie
    Michonne's daughter in the comic book series "The Walking Dead"
  • Elodie Davis
    main character in the Netflix original "Trinkets"
  • Elodie
    character on O.K. K.O.

International Variations of the name Elodie

  • Elodia
    Spanish

Nicknames for the name Elodie

  • Ellie
    down-to-earth

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