Meaning & Origin
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.
Odessa is a girl's and boy's baby name of Greek origin, from the Homeric Greek Odusseia — related to Odysseus and his epic journey — meaning 'wrathful' or 'one of long journeys.' It is also the name of Ukraine's beautiful port city on the Black Sea, founded in the 18th century.
Odessa has a layered beauty: the Homeric wandering spirit, the cosmopolitan port city, and the literary richness of the Odyssey all wrapped in four musical syllables. It's increasingly chosen by parents who want a name that sounds like an adventure waiting to happen.