Odette’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Odette
Odette's Notebook is a lined journal with one name on the cover, hers. The name sits in flowing script above a soft pink watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Odette's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Odette
Behind the Name calls Odette a French diminutive of Oda or Odilia. It is the name of the princess who has been transformed into a swan in Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake (1877). Wikipedia says it is an Old German name, Oda with the diminutive ending -tte, and a female form of Odo. A girl named Odette has a name that calls to mind elegance, ballet and a swan princess.
Nicknames for Odette
Behind the Name’s family tree for Odette lists the full form Odile, the English Odelia, Odetta and Ottoline, and the German Oda, Odilie, Ottilie, Uta and Ute. The Lithuanian form is Odeta and the Hungarian is Odett. Odie would be a natural pet form for a name with a lot of French polish.
Famous Odettes
Wikipedia’s list of Odettes includes Odette Hallowes (1912 to 1995), the British spy also known as Odette Sansom, and Odette Annable, born in 1985, an American actress. It also names Odette Joyeux (1914 to 2000), a French actress, playwright and novelist, Odette Laure (1917 to 2004), a French actress and singer, and Odette Myrtil (1898 to 1978), a French-born American actress and musician.
How popular is Odette?
Odette never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s US chart shows it ranked in only four years, best at 825th in 1905, but it returned in 2025 at 881st. Belgium ranked it 73rd in 2025, and England and Wales 872nd in 2025. France last ranked it 470th in 1977.
Fun facts about the name Odette
Wikipedia’s Odette page lists Odette de Champdivers, who lived from about 1390 to about 1425, the chief mistress of King Charles VI of France. The page also lists dozens of French artists, athletes and politicians, including several who were active in the French Resistance, so it is a name with a strong French heritage.
Odette gift ideas
- For a ballet fan. A notebook for performances, with a nod to Swan Lake.
- For a French student. A diary for vocabulary and travel notes.
- For a history buff. A journal for notes on wartime heroines.
- For a birthday. A graceful, vintage name on a pretty cover.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Odette: the student, the list-maker, the diary keeper, the busy mom. Its 160 lined pages and 6" x 9" format suit daily journaling, study, meal plans, goals or gratitude notes. Plain lines mean no rules about how to use it. Her name on the front makes it easy to spot on a crowded desk.
Why a name on the cover matters
Notebooks tend to multiply on desks and in drawers. One with Odette’s name on the front is instantly hers: easy to spot, harder to “borrow”, and more personal than a plain cover. For children especially, seeing their own name on something makes it special and encourages them to actually use it.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Odette’s Notebook? The notebook measures 6 x 9 inches (roughly 15 x 23 cm) and has 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? Use the buttons on this page to find it on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon handles printing, shipping and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes. We publish hundreds of girls’ name notebooks with the same cover design. See our personalized name notebooks page or browse all name notebooks.
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