Name help

So we are thinking of naming one of the girls Odessa.  We live in Texas and there is a small, but fairly well known town out west named Odessa.  We are starting to think growing up in Texas with the name Odessa might be a hassle for the little one.  

"What's your name?"

Odessa

"You from Odessa?" or "Oh, you named after the oil town?" or "Just like the city, huh?"

No.  Like odyssey meaning a journey or spiritual quest.

"Oh"

Regardless of what you think of the name, do you think a little girl named Odessa, living in Texas would think, "I wish they wouldn't have named me that."?  

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