Girl · Germanic, through French
Odetta
Say it: oh-DET-ah
Meaning
An Italianate form of French Odette, a diminutive of Germanic Oda, from od 'wealth'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 618 babies given this name since 1900
- At its height in 1911, about 1 in 52,300 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Odette |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Odetta Holmes, folk singer known as 'the voice of the civil rights movement'
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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