As a child, Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland was given a nickname by her family, and it's one she continues to live up to.
“My middle name is Odessa, and I was named after my grandmother, Silvia Odessa, who was named after my great aunt, Odessa," the "I Can Do Hard Things" singer explains in a statement from her label. "So it’s a family name, and actually now my niece is named that after me and also one of my god daughters is named that after me so it’s a name that continues to make its way, and I love it for that.
"And also a funny story, when I was a little girl I loved to travel, and as a little girl that meant like go into town, okay, that was a big deal when I was from a little small South Georgia town. My great grandmother consequently named me Jennifer Go-dessa because I always liked to go. So I know she is up there watching right now and chuckling to herself at all the going that I continue to do now as I continue to go through my life as a musician and as an artist.”