Meanings
Odessa1
- A locale in Ukraine:
- A locale in Canada:
- A locale in the United States:
- A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
- A small town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
- A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
- A tiny city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.
- A city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
- A census-designated place in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
- A village in Schuyler County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.
- A small town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.
Odessa2
- 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, →OCLC2 more examples
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, →OCLCThe 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
ODESSA3
- A German organization founded after WWII, believed to have helped SS officers to flee from Europe.
Origin
Odessa · proper noun
- Ancient GreekὈδησσός
- RussianОде́сса
- EnglishOdessa
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Odessa · proper noun
Uncertain; possibly from the placename, with usage influenced by the name Odysseus.
Full word history & related roots →ODESSA · proper noun
- GermanODESSA
- EnglishODESSA
Borrowed from German ODESSA.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أُودِيسَا, أُدِسَّة
- أُودِيسَا (ʔudīsā)city in Ukraine
- أُدِسَّة (ʔudissa)city in Ukraine
Bengali ওডেসা
- ওডেসা (ōḍeśa)city in Ukraine
Bulgarian Оде́са
- Оде́са (Odésa)city in Ukraine
Catalan Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Chinese Mandarin 敖德薩 /敖德萨
- 敖德薩 /敖德萨 (Áodésà)city in Ukraine
Czech Oděsa
- Oděsacity in Ukraine
Danish Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Dutch Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Estonian Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Finnish Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
French Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
German Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Greek Οδησσός
- Οδησσός (Odissós)city in Ukraine
Hebrew אוֹדֶסָה
- אוֹדֶסָה (odésa)city in Ukraine
Hindi ओडेसा
- ओडेसा (oḍesā)city in Ukraine
Hungarian Odessza
- Odesszacity in Ukraine
Italian Odessa, Odesa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
- Odesacity in Ukraine
- Ginestracity in Ukraine
Japanese オデッサ
- オデッサcity in Ukraine
Korean 오데사
- 오데사 (Odesa)city in Ukraine
Latvian Odesa
- Odesacity in Ukraine
Lithuanian Odesa
- Odesacity in Ukraine
Norwegian Bokmål Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Persian اودسا
- اودسا (Odesâ)city in Ukraine
Polish obwód odeski, Odessa
- obwód odeskioblast of Ukraine
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Portuguese Odessa
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Romanian Odesa, Odessa
- Odesacity in Ukraine
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Russian Оде́сская о́бласть, Оде́сса
- Оде́сская о́бласть (Odésskaja óblastʹ)oblast of Ukraine
- Оде́сса (Odéssa)city in Ukraine
Slovak Odesa
- Odesacity in Ukraine
Spanish Odesa, Odessa
- Odesacity in Ukraine
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Swedish Odessa, Odessa
- Odessaoblast of Ukraine
- Odessacity in Ukraine
- OdessaAmerican city
Thai โอเดสซา
- โอเดสซา (oo-dèet-saa)city in Ukraine
Turkish Hacıbey, Odessa
- Hacıbeycity in Ukraine
- Odessacity in Ukraine
Ukrainian Оде́ська о́бласть, Оде́са
- Оде́ська о́бласть (Odésʹka óblastʹ)oblast of Ukraine
- Оде́са (Odésa)city in Ukraine
Yiddish אָדעס
- אָדעס (odes)city in Ukraine
Rhymes & wordplay
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Odessa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Odessa
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