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This site describes Elodie as a French form of the name Elodia which is "derived from the Gothic elements ali "other, foreign" and od "riches, wealth". Saint Elodia was a 9th-century martyr from Spain."
Other sources (which are undoubtedly incorrect) give a Greek meaning of "marshy white blossom." I am seeking to verify that this Greek meaning is incorrect. For anyone with an exptertise in Greek etymology, is there any justification for a meaning of marshy white blossom for the name Elodie, or is this just another corruption/misinterpretion of the name?
Other sources (which are undoubtedly incorrect) give a Greek meaning of "marshy white blossom." I am seeking to verify that this Greek meaning is incorrect. For anyone with an exptertise in Greek etymology, is there any justification for a meaning of marshy white blossom for the name Elodie, or is this just another corruption/misinterpretion of the name?
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This is a very distant memory - and I haven't got the resources here to check it - isn't there a water plant or pondweed or something like that called Elodia? I seem to have seen it - rather pretty, feathery leaf thingies. No idea whether it ever produces blossoms, though!
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Yes, thanks. I did find on the Name Nerds website this reference under Elodia "See Elodie for derivation. On another note, Elodea is a common type of seaweed. You probably have some growing in your fish tank."
If anyone has more information, I'd be interested.
If anyone has more information, I'd be interested.
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