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Odesa is a variant of the name, from the Ukrainian spelling.
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Odessa presents a unique duality, where its rich, rolling sound conceals a meaning steeped in conflict. It evokes both the vibrancy of colors and the intriguing interplay of shadows. The syllables themselves form a visual composition, fathering an abstract masterpiece. A sonnet of contrasts, where the beauty of the phonetics dance in harmony with the enigmatic depths of the meaning, it challenges conventional notions, inviting contemplation that plays with dissonance and harmony in equal measure. In this paradoxical fusion, Odessa becomes a unique expression of linguistic art, where the clash in aesthetic creatures an allure that cannot simply be forgotten.
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It’s better than Paris but I still wouldn’t use it. The city is spelled Odesa anyway.
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A very pretty name!
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The city of Odessa in Ukraine was named after an ancient Greek settlement called Odessos, which most likely came from a pre-Greek language meaning "town upon the water".
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Odessa is really beautiful and unique.
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It really is beautiful.
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Awful name in my opinion, and World War Two doesn't help at all.
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Odessa was a genocide site in the Ukraine in WWII.
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My middle name is Odessa it came from my great grandmother her name was Manda Odessa.
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I love it! Just hope it doesn't get too popular like Olivia and now Ophelia.
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I named my daughter Odessa. She is a little Scorpio, so that combined with her name literally meaning 'wrathful' has me a little weary of the teenage years! Her dad and I met at a Grateful Dead show and 'Odessa' is a song sung by Ratdog. A strong name for a strong willed little girl!
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This is my name, and I am very pleased with it. I've really enjoyed reading all of these comments. I may never find anything in the souvenir shop bearing it, but it's unique but not strange. People always correctly pronounce it and I'm always getting compliments, I'd highly recommend it!
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Personally, I think Odessa is a beautiful name.
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The name Odessa was given to 75 girls born in the US in 2015.
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My name is Odessa, and I've loved reading all of the comments. I am 45, so I've heard and read about my name for a long time. The meanings were mentioned before, so I have no need to add to them. I can tell you that as a child I was called all sorts of crazy names, but I do love my name. Family called me Dessi, Dessa or Odie. People either never forget it or never remember it.
Here are some facts about the name:
-Almost every state in the US has a town named Odessa and most are so small that if you blinked you would miss it.
-Odessa Turner was a lineman for the San Fransisco 49ers, so it's not always female.
If you're thinking of naming your child Odessa, it is a nice name to live with.
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Here are some facts about the name:
-Almost every state in the US has a town named Odessa and most are so small that if you blinked you would miss it.
-Odessa Turner was a lineman for the San Fransisco 49ers, so it's not always female.
If you're thinking of naming your child Odessa, it is a nice name to live with.
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ODESSA, a German acronym for "Organization of Former SS Members" is a believed to be a secret Nazi network set up by the SS near the end of World War II. It allowed SS members to avoid capture and prosecution for war crimes by helping them to escape to South America.
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I think it is a pretty name, but as a history buff it does remind me of the World War II association mentioned above.
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The city of Odessa in the Ukraine is known as "the pearl of the Black Sea", but it's also infamous because of the Odessa pogroms of the 19th-early 20th centuries...
In Ukraine, the name is pronounced not o-DES-sa, but more like ah-DYESH-uh.
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In Ukraine, the name is pronounced not o-DES-sa, but more like ah-DYESH-uh.
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I like the name. It sounds regal and grand but it doesn't sound "queenish" like Elizabeth, Victoria, and Katherine. It also isn't very common.
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Odessa is a grand, beautiful name.
It's where my great-grandfather was born, which makes me love it even more.
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It's where my great-grandfather was born, which makes me love it even more.
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Odessa, Texas.
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Odessa is the sister of Sofia in the book The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
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Odysseus is a great namesake, and Dess or Dessie make cute nicknames.
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Beautiful. Reminds me of Odette and Odo, both of which I also love but are unusable.
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I went to art school with an Odessa. She was named after the city in the Ukraine. I suppose because of my experiences with her, "Odessa" comes across as being very edgy, artistic, and intelligent, because that's what she was. It's beautiful and rather romantic-sounding, but it's not your typical airy-fairy creative name.
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Odessa is a major city in Ukraine.
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I first heard this name while watching "The Long Walk Home" with Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek. Whoppi plays Odessa Cotter, who is a very strong and admirable character, and Sissy plays Miriam, Odessa's boss who gives her rides to work during the Montgomery bus boycott--and thus becomes involved in civil rights. Needless to say, it was a very powerful movie.
For me, "Odessa" reminded me of "Odysseus" (which it's connected to on this site), which further reminded me of the word "odyssey," which means journey. I think that naming a child anything to do with a "journey" is wonderful, since what else can it allude to but the journey that is Life? I think *Odessa Miriam* is an absolutely beautiful, powerful name with a great amount of substance (without being pompous).
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For me, "Odessa" reminded me of "Odysseus" (which it's connected to on this site), which further reminded me of the word "odyssey," which means journey. I think that naming a child anything to do with a "journey" is wonderful, since what else can it allude to but the journey that is Life? I think *Odessa Miriam* is an absolutely beautiful, powerful name with a great amount of substance (without being pompous).
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In the computer game Half-Life 2, "Colonel" Odessa Cubbage is a cowardly Englishman who aids the player during one section of the game. He is the commander of a rebel hideout called New Little Odessa.
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It's a city in Ukraine, too. Mark Twain said he was very fond of this city when he visited it in The Innocents Abroad.
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In Florida there is a city named Odessa.
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There is something of powerful beauty in this name. I'd love to be the girl to bear it!
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I love this name. For some reason I just always picture it as the name of a mermaid or nymph. There is something very ethereal about it.
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Odessa Chen is the female singer in the little-known band Thee More Shallows(she has a beautiful voice).
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Odessa was the name of a great wolf in Patrick Carman's "The Land of Elyon" series.
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Little Odessa is a film from 1994 starring Tim Roth and Edward Furlong.
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