The official name of Odesa proposed for change - how exactly.

Odesa or Odessa

Residents of Odesa have proposed adding another letter 's' to the name of the city. The initiators justify this idea by the foreign origin of the toponym and have created a corresponding petition published on the city council's website.

Residents of Odesa have created a petition proposing to add the letter 's' to the official name of the city. The initiators explain this idea by stating that the toponym comes from the Greek word Odēssos, and this name appears in historical documents and maps from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Moreover, there are many settlements worldwide named Odessa with the double letter 's', emphasizing the global recognition of this form. The authors of the petition aim to preserve the historical name in its original form to show respect for the city's past. Quote: 'We, the residents of the city of Odesa and its numerous admirers in Ukraine and beyond, appeal to the Odesa City Council to support the initiative for the official recognition of the historical form of the city's name - 'Odessa' - with the double letter 's'.'

To have the petition considered, it must gather 1,000 votes within 90 days. Anyone interested can vote via the relevant link.

Remember, we recently wrote about a petition created by Odesa medics regarding salary increases. We also covered which Pushkin monuments in the region will be dismantled.