Comments for the name Undine

This name is used in so many animes and video games that it's just funny now! Always a water spirit of some sort in these games. The most recent game I can think of is Tales of Symphonia.

I've always heard it pronounced oon-DEE-nee.

I've only ever heard it pronounced un-deen.

A variation of this name, Ondine, was used by actor Robert Olivio, a Warhol superstar who appeared in "Chelsae Girls," "Loves of Ondine" and other films.

In the anime ARIA, "Undine" is the name given to the gondoliers of Neo-Venezia.

I think this name is quite strange and quirky; I don't mind this name in general, but I think it would suit somebody who was ultra-modern in persona and attitude. :)

I like the sound of Undine, but prefer it as a middle name. I think Orinoco Undine sounds amazing--"orinoco wave." True, waves aren't common in rivers, but still--I like the fact that Undine means "wave."

I pronounce it Uhn-DYE-N / Uhn-DIE-N / Uhn-DINE.
In general, I think that it is a mysteriously beautiful name... were it not for the fact that it is made-up-- which completely takes away the elegance. Nor do I like the recent surge in anime/manga characters taking this name... it is not Japanese, dears. Because of that: it now attracts the obsessive followers of the book(s) and/or television show/movie.

It should be left to Paracelsus-- he created it, he may use it freely in his literature.

Unfortunately it looks like undies, like underwear. That'd be an unfortunate nickname.

I really love the name Undine- but I prefer the spelling: Ondine. Because Undine does look like underwear (which is unfortunate). Ondine doesn't that have that problem. If you can look past that however, no matter how you spell it, the name is very pretty and unique! I love the connection with water!

This name, with the spelling Undīne, is used (albeit rarely) in Latvia. According to the Population Register of Latvia (PMLP) there are 329 women in Latvia who have the name Undīne.

It is a very beautiful name... but it still makes me shiver, because of a horrible congenital disease called Ondine's curse (Ondine being a variant of Undine). People with Ondine's curse have an inborn failure of autonomic control of breathing, which means that they stop breathing when they fall asleep (so they always have to sleep connected to a ventilator), or, in the most severe cases, that they have to actively control their breathing all the time.