Elodie
EL-oh-dee
French/Greek
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Foreign riches; Marsh flower
- Origin
- French/Greek
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Elodie does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Foreign riches; Marsh flower", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Elodie.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1880s (0.002% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Elodie receives the hidden riches — treasures of darkness, wealth transferred, foreign gold redirected by divine purpose.
- Verses on this meaning
- Proverbs 13:22
"The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just."
- Isaiah 45:3
"And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places."
- Proverbs 13:22