Odessa - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Odessa \o-

is pronounced oh-DESS-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "angry man". Variant of Odysseus. The Russian port of Odessa was supposedly named for "The Odyssey".

Odessa has 3 variant forms: Odissa, Odyssa and Odyssia.

Baby names that sound like Odessa are Audessa and Eudosia.

Odessa is a very common first name for women (#767 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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