Odessa - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Odessa \o-dessa, od(es)-sa\ 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.

A baby name that sounds like Odessa is Audessa.

Odessa is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Odessa. Click here to compare Odessa with related baby names.