Some expressed doubts about this claim, while others noted the reputation of Gribovsky as an honest and modest man. Catherine's Secretary of State Adrian Gribovsky claimed in his memoirs that the name was his suggestion. In 1795 the city was named Odessa in accordance with the Greek Plan of Catherine the Great. Odesa is sometimes called the "Pearl by the Sea", the "Southern Capital", "Odesa-mama" and "The Humour Capital", as well as "Southern Palmyra".
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