The city of odessa on the black sea has had some shadow on my thoughts for a long while. Probably since, as a child, I was fibbed that someone in my family used to “hitch” on board boats sailing from the port of Odesa.
Seems like a fair few people decided on an idea of meaning for “odesa”, and some decided to publish them..
scalar.usc.edu/works/odessa/a-brief-history-of-odessa
www.wikiwand.com/en/Odessa,_Texas
www.definitions.net/definition/ODESSA
mom.com/baby-names/girl/23774/Odessa
www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/odessa
greekreporter.com/2022/03/13/ancient-greek-roots-names-ukraine-cities/