RK is correct is saying that “Utopia” is a Greek word for “nowhere.” But that’s not the whole story. “Utopia” means “nowhere” when the “U” is construed as Greek “ou” (= not). This is the only etymology that I find in my English dictionaries. But the “U” can also be construed as Greek “eu” (= well, adverb of “good,” as in euphony = good sound). So a Utopia is both a good place and no place. Thomas More’s Greek pun isn’t quite as blunt as the dictionaries make it sound.