Odessa

Meaning: (A Long Journey, Wandering, Quest, Marine, Full of Wrath, Angry Man, Feminine form of Odysseus therefore meaning Odyssey, The Russian port of Odessa was supposedly named for "The Odyssey".)

Origin: (Greek)

Pronunciation: (oh-DEHS-ə, o-DEH-sah, oh-DESS-ah, Go to this site and run your cursor over the name Odessa to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=odessa&submit=Submit)

Gender: Female

I forget now where I first saw this name but I really like this name, its many meanings and the all around look of this name. It is unique, short, pretty, and interesting. I haven't seen this name very often which might be good for a characters name.