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Odessa en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əʊˈdɛsə/ (UK)
• /oʊˈdɛsə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby. Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós). Compare Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa). The city was on the former Turkish territory of Yedisan, which may have influenced the choice of name. Yedisan means "seven titles" i.e. tribes, from yedi + san.

Meanings

1. A locale in Ukraine: ▸ A port city, the administrative center of Odessa Raion and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
2. A locale in Ukraine: ▸ A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.
3. A locale in Ukraine: ▸ An oblast of Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.
4. A locale in Canada: ▸ A community in the township municipality of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
5. A locale in Canada: ▸ A village in the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. A locale in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
7. A locale in the United States: ▸ A small town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
8. A locale in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
9. A locale in the United States: ▸ A tiny city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.
10. A locale in the United States: ▸ A city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
11. A locale in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
12. A locale in the United States: ▸ A village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
13. A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
14. A locale in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.
15. A locale in the United States: ▸ A small town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
16. A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

Deriveds

Odessite · Odessan · Little Odessa · Odessa Raion · Odessa Oblast

Relateds

Odesa · Odesa · Khadjibey · Odesa · Hacibey

Translations (74)

sk Odesa (city in Ukraine) · kk Одесса (city in Ukraine) · ro Odessa (city in Ukraine) · de Odessa (city in Ukraine) · be Адэ́ская во́бласць (oblast of Ukraine) · tg Одесса (city in Ukraine) · pl Odessa (city in Ukraine) · uk Оде́са (city in Ukraine) · ota اودسه (city in Ukraine) · cmn 敖德薩 /敖德萨 (city in Ukraine) · tr Odessa (city in Ukraine) · cv Хечипӳ (city in Ukraine) · ka ოდესა (city in Ukraine) · sv Odessa (American city) · tr Hacıbey (city in Ukraine) · sq Odesa (city in Ukraine) · my အိုဒက်ဆာ (city in Ukraine) · ru Оде́сса (city in Ukraine) · lv Odesa (city in Ukraine) · hi ओडेसा (city in Ukraine) · tt Хаҗибәй (city in Ukraine) · pt Odessa (city in Ukraine) · sh Odesa (city in Ukraine) · yi אָדעס (city in Ukraine) · uk Оде́ська о́бласть (oblast of Ukraine) · mr ओडेस्सा (city in Ukraine) · lt Odesa (city in Ukraine) · es Odessa (city in Ukraine) · et Odessa (city in Ukraine) · ro Odesa (city in Ukraine) · tt Һаҗибәй (city in Ukraine) · nl Odessa (city in Ukraine) · es Odesa (city in Ukraine) · os Одессӕ (city in Ukraine) · crh Ades (city in Ukraine) · hu Odessza (city in Ukraine) · sl Odesa (city in Ukraine) · be Адэ́са (city in Ukraine) · az Hacıbəy (city in Ukraine) · it Odesa (city in Ukraine) · mr ओडेसा (American city) · it Ginestra (city in Ukraine) · ar أُودِيسَا (city in Ukraine) · tt Әдис (city in Ukraine) · nb Odessa (city in Ukraine) · ky Одесса (city in Ukraine) · bn ওডেসা (city in Ukraine) · cs Oděsa (city in Ukraine) · ar أُدِسَّة (city in Ukraine) · fa اودسا (city in Ukraine) · sv Odessa (city in Ukraine) · crh Hacıbey (city in Ukraine) · az Odessa (city in Ukraine) · ca Odessa (city in Ukraine) · sv Odessa (oblast of Ukraine) · da Odessa (city in Ukraine) · cv Одесса (city in Ukraine) · hy Օդեսա (city in Ukraine) · mr ओडेसा (city in Ukraine) · mk Оде́са (city in Ukraine) · th โอเดสซา (city in Ukraine) · bg Оде́са (city in Ukraine) · fr Odessa (city in Ukraine) · sh Одеса (city in Ukraine) · nog Аьжибий (city in Ukraine) · el Οδησσός (city in Ukraine) · fi Odessa (city in Ukraine) · it Odessa (city in Ukraine) · ko 오데사 (city in Ukraine) · pl obwód odeski (oblast of Ukraine) · ja オデッサ (city in Ukraine) · vo Odässa (city in Ukraine) · ru Оде́сская о́бласть (oblast of Ukraine) · he אוֹדֶסָה (city in Ukraine)

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Odessa en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əʊˈdɛsə/ (UK)
• /oʊˈdɛsə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from the placename, with usage influenced by the name Odysseus.

Meanings

1. A female given name.
   • Mrs. Odessa Wright Donnelly, who retired after thirty years' service with the Harlem Young Women's Christian Association in 1957, died Friday at her home at 246 West 150th Street after a short illness. 1961 November 12, “Mrs. Arthur Donnelly”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • The marriage of Miss Odessa Elizabeth Milford, daughter of J. Davis Milford of Columbus, Ga., and the late Mrs. Milford, to Theodore John Hahn, son of Mrs. Theodore F. Hahn and the late Rev. John Hahn of Baltimore, took place this afternoon at Brown Memorial Church with the Rev. Dr. J. Ross Stevenson, president of Princeton Theological Seminary, officiating. 1935 August 16, “Hahn-Milford”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • George Bixler, cashier, and Miss Odessa Moser, bookkeeper, were not suspicious when three men entered the bank at 10:15 A. M. wearing firemen's blue jackets and jumpers and with their faces smeared as though with engine grease. 1931 July 31, “Trio Rob Ohio Bank; Pose as Rail Firemen […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

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