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German diminutive of URSULA.

URSULA   female   English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman
Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear". Saint Ursula was a legendary virgin princess of the 4th century who was martyred by the Huns while returning from a pilgrimage. In England the saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and the name came into general use at that time.
FULL FORMS
GERMAN: Ursula
EQUIVALENTS
DANISH: Ursula
DUTCH: Ursula
ENGLISH: Ursella, Ursula
FINNISH: Ursula
GERMAN: Ulla, Uschi
HUNGARIAN: Orsolya
ITALIAN: Orsola
LATE ROMAN: Ursula
NORWEGIAN: Ursula
POLISH: Ula, Urszula
PORTUGUESE: Úrsula
SLOVENE: Urška, Uršula
SPANISH: Úrsula
SWEDISH: Ursula
OTHER FORMS
GERMAN: Urs
ITALIAN: Orsina, Orsino, Orso
LATE ROMAN: Ursa, Ursinus, Ursus