Ulyssa

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Pronounced： [ yoo-LIS-ə ]
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Usage：English (Rare)

Meaning & History：

Feminine form of ULYSSES.

ULYSSES male Roman Mythology, English

Latin form of ODYSSEUS. It was borne by Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War, who went on to become an American president. Irish author James Joyce used it as the title of his book 'Ulysses' (1920), which loosely parallels Homer's epic the 'Odyssey'.

ODYSSEUS male Greek Mythology

Perhaps derived from Greek οδυσσομαι (odyssomai) "to hate". In Greek legend Odysseus was one of the Greek heroes who fought in the Trojan War. In the 'Odyssey' Homer relates Odysseus's misadventures on his way back to his kingdom and his wife Penelope.

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EQUIVALENTS

VARIOUS: Odessa

MASCULINE FORMS

ENGLISH: Ulysses

FRENCH: Ulysse

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Odysseus

ITALIAN: Ulisse

PORTUGUESE: Ulisses

ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Ulysses

SPANISH: Ulises