Ulyssa

  • [ yoo-LIS-ə ]
  • English (Rare)
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.
EQUIVALENTS
VARIOUS: Odessa
MASCULINE FORMS
ENGLISH: Ulysses
FRENCH: Ulysse
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Odysseus
ITALIAN: Ulisse
PORTUGUESE: Ulisses
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Ulysses
SPANISH: Ulises