Odessa’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Odessa
Give Odessa a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Odessa's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Odessa's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Odessa come from?
Behind the Name says Odessa comes from the name of a Ukrainian city on the north coast of the Black Sea, which was named after the ancient Greek city of Odessos, of uncertain meaning. It adds that the name can also be used as a feminine form of Odysseus. Wikipedia calls Odessa a unisex given name. A girl named Odessa carries a port city name and a hint of the hero of the Odyssey.
Other forms of Odessa
Behind the Name’s family tree for Odessa lists the English Ulyssa as an equivalent, and the masculine forms Ulysses, Ulysse, Ulisse and Ulises. It also links the Greek Odysseus and the Roman Ulysses. Dessa would be a natural pet name.
Well-known Odessas
Wikipedia’s list of women named Odessa includes Odessa A’zion, born in 2000, an American actress, Odessa Young, born in 1998, an Australian actress, and Odessa Cleveland, born in 1944, an American actress. It also names Odessa Harris (1936 to 2007), an American blues and jazz singer, Odessa Piper, born in 1953, an American restaurateur and chef, and Odessa Grady Clay (1917 to 1994), the mother of Muhammad Ali.
Odessa’s popularity
Odessa never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s US chart shows it in the top 1,000 for 77 years between 1880 and 1956, best at 278th in 1909 and 951st in 1956, its last ranking. Wikipedia’s page shows it still in use today, with several young actresses.
A few more things about Odessa
Wikipedia’s Odessa page lists fictional characters with the name, including Odessa from the television series Into the Badlands and Odessa Cubbage, a minor character in the game Half-Life 2. The page also notes that Odessa Sathyan (1957 to 2014) was an Indian documentary maker and activist, a reminder that the name has traveled far.
Gift ideas with Odessa in mind
- For a traveler. A notebook for trips and port cities.
- For an actress. A diary for scripts, auditions and favorite roles.
- For a blues fan. A journal for lyrics and favorite records.
- For a birthday. A rare, rhythmic name on a handsome cover.
A notebook for every Odessa
Odessa’s Notebook works just as well for a teenager as for a grandmother. It’s 6" x 9", which fits in most bags, with 160 lined pages and no printed layout to work around. Use it as a diary, a school notebook, a planner or a place to collect quotes and ideas. A name on the cover turns an everyday notebook into something personal.
Why choose a personalized notebook?
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Odessa’s Notebook” on the cover tells Odessa it was chosen for her, not grabbed off a shelf, and that small touch is often what makes people keep a notebook going instead of abandoning it after a week.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Odessa’s Notebook? 6" x 9", or about 15.2 x 22.9 cm. It’s a paperback with 160 lined pages inside.
Where do I buy it? Odessa’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
Do you have other names? We do, hundreds of them. Browse all name notebooks or read how to find a name on our personalized name notebooks page.
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