Meaning of the nameOdette

Odette is a spelling of the name Odete, which means “Portuguese form of Odette, a diminutive of Germanic names with od-, 'wealth'”.

Meaning

“Portuguese form of Odette, a diminutive of Germanic names with od-, 'wealth'”

Meaning of the name Odete, of which Odette is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Odette · Wiktionary: Odette

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People (2022): 1,306
Rank in Brazil: #6,919
Median age: 84 years
2010 Census: 1,586; people

Odette in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Odette, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born before 1940 (708 people).

1,303 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Odette is most common

States with the highest share of people named Odette in the population, in the 2022 Census.

São Paulo 0.001%
Rio de Janeiro 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	631	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	225	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	93	0.001%
Paraná	89	0.001%
Minas Gerais	70	0.000%
Santa Catarina	55	0.001%
Espírito Santo	43	0.001%
Bahia	26	0.000%
Distrito Federal	17	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Odette

It keeps the French spelling, with TT. It is the older spelling of the pair, with a median age of 84.

About the name Odete

Behind the Name lists Odete as the Portuguese form of Odette, which it describes as a French diminutive of Oda or Odília. Wiktionary, in the French entry Odette, speaks of a diminutive of a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element od-, ot-, 'riches', from Proto-Germanic *audaz. In the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, the ending -ete comes from the French diminutive -ette, from Latin -eta. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 51,699 people named Odete, with a median age of 66; proportionally, the name is most common in Paraná.

Other spellings of Odete

Spelling	People (2022)
Odete	51,699
Odette	1,306

Sources

Behind the Name: Odette · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Odette · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Odette

What does the name Odette mean?

Odette means “Portuguese form of Odette, a diminutive of Germanic names with od-, 'wealth'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Odete, of which Odette is a spelling.

How many people are named Odette in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,306 people with the first name Odette, which ranks it number 6,919 among the country's names. The largest group was born before 1940.

Is Odette a boy's or a girl's name?

Odette is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,303 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Odette?

Odette is a name of Germanic and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Odette most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Odette (631 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Odette?

Odete. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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