I want to use ‘[name_f]Odile[/name_f]’ for nickname and I like the name ‘[name_f]Odelia[/name_f]’. [name_f]Odile[/name_f] for [name_f]Odelia[/name_f]…perfect, I thought. But I got to know that many people think [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] is ‘odd’ and ‘ugly’. I cannot understand. Isn’t it pretty? Anyway…so any other good full name for nickname [name_f]Odile[/name_f]? And secondly I thought [name_f]Odile[/name_f] short for ‘[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]’. Is it Ok? Give me some idea.
I think [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] works, and [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] isn’t a bad choice.
Lets see…
[name_f]Daffodil[/name_f]
[name_f]Odeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelet[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Odile[/name_f] works for [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] is such a beautiful name. [name_f]One[/name_f] of my favorites but I would be afraid of [name_f]Cordi[/name_f].
[name_f]Odile[/name_f] is a legitimate [name_m]French[/name_m] name all on its own–I don’t feel like it needs to be a nn for something. I think [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] are great longer versions if you feel like you need one. I feel [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Odile[/name_f] makes more sense. Personally, I would just do [name_f]Odile[/name_f] with a frilly MN (like [name_f]Odile[/name_f] [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]! Or [name_f]Odile[/name_f] [name_f]Florentina[/name_f]!), but any of your options are nice, imo. 
Good luck!
Honestly I find [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] gorgeous, and it’s far prettier than [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (or [name_f]Odile[/name_f], for that matter)
If you love it, use it. And she wouldn’t seem out of place anyway - she’d fit in perfectly with all the little Amelias/Olivias/Sophias.
[name_f]Odelia[/name_f] is such a lovely name, I love this along with [name_f]Odette[/name_f]. [name_f]Odile[/name_f] although it is a french name can work as a nn for [name_f]Odelia[/name_f].
Why does everyone need a nickname? [name_f]Odile[/name_f] is a legit name, on it’s own. It doesn’t need to be a nickname. If you like [name_f]Odile[/name_f], name her [name_f]Odile[/name_f]. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t name her something like [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (which is pretty) and call her something else.
[name_f]Odilia[/name_f] is pretty.