↑ Alodia; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, ISBN 978-84-670-2375-6
↑ Élodie; in: Chantal Tanet, Tristan Hordé, Dictionnaire des prénoms, Éditions Larousse 2009, ISBN 978-2-03-583728-8
Etymology
Uncertain origin, probably Germanic: al-, from Proto-Germanic *allaz(“all”), and -ōd-, from Proto-Germanic *audaz(“wealth”)[1] or ali-, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz(“other”), and -ōd-, from Proto-Germanic *audaz(“wealth”)[2].
Cognates include FrenchÉlodie and Alodie.