Élodie

I like Melody more. Elodie seems incomplete, and Elodie will likely get nicknamed Ellie, which is already a popular nickname for all the other popular El- names for girls these days.

I think this name is pretty. I also like how it sounds like "melody".

This name oddly reminds me of the names 'Genevieve' and 'Brydie' at the same time. Not exactly the most appealing name in the world, however...

My name is Odile and I named my daughter Elodie because all the letters in Elodie are in ODILE while they are different. I speak fluent French and the pronunciation is just beautiful, if you don't know any French you may find it distasteful. I never met someone so compassionate, loving, caring, forgiving, smart, joyful, pure, just so beautifully made inside and out. If naming your daughter Elodie can bring such personality to a human being, just go for it.

Very musical sounding and just overall has a nice meaning. It could serve as an alternative to Melody and have better nicknames such as Elle and Ellie. It's an idea. Honestly the name is perfectly normal outside of the states. I once told my friend that I want to use this name and she said children would be like "What's an Elodie?" I get her point but at the same time I don't think it's fair that people have to compromise on what they name their kids, especially since it's not that bad of a name to understand.

I knew a French girl with this name and she was adorable! It was pronounced Ay-low-dee.

Flowy, musical, & light. Lends itself to cute nicknames like Elle, Ellie, & Ella. I say it more like EL-la-die with my semi-southern accent.

I seem to have forgotten this addition to my previous post...

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Has no one noticed the 'initial' factor that comes into play when "Élodie" is pronounced (particularly in English-speaking countries)? It resembles a seeming tacky elaboration of a person's initials-- L.O.D., which would equal Elizabeth Ophelia Nethers, for explanations sake.

Personally, I feel that "Élodie" is a bit out-of-place when not restricted to France; it runs a high risk of taking the appearance of a pompous 'kre8tiv' version of "Melody" (which itself, admittedly, is it's own atrocity.)

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That being said... I suppose that I shall be the minority and state my distaste for it to both the eye and ear-- it lacks the flow, subtle beauty, professionalism, and intelligence that is needed to balance the undeniable frilly nature of it.

I like it, it's French.

I think this a great name. It could belong to a princess.

Great classic French name. :-)

This is actually quite a beautiful name, as long as it's pronounced el-uh-dee. But I don't like it pronounced ay-loh-dee.

So beautiful, I could imagine it on a little girl, or on a teenager, or a beautiful woman. I love it. I'm putting it on my PNL!

Wow, SO beautiful! It puts me in mind of a beautiful, pure-minded French maiden. I can't imagine an unkind person called Elodie! I've also seen this spelt "Elody", which I think takes away some of its charm. But I still love the name!

Yay, my name! My mom lived in France for awhile, so that's how I was named. I hate it when people call me 'E-LOW-DEE' so annoying. But I do like my name, even though it gets embarrassing when people pronounce it wrong.

It sounds so pretty and musical.

Quite honestly, I like it better without the accent and pronounced EL-o-dee. (how I first heard it) But this is nice too.

Elodie is such a pretty, girly name. It is probably one of my favourite French girl's name ever.

Very pretty. I love French girl's names.

*Such* a beautiful name - playful, yet sophisticated. I ~LOVE~ it!

So graceful and lyrical - I LOVE this name!