Ursula

Gender：
Pronounced： [ UR-sə-lə (English), UR-syə-lə (English), OOR-soo-lah (Finnish) ]
Popularity：
Usage：English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman

Meaning & History：

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.

Names related to Ursula：

EQUIVALENTS

DANISH: Ursula

DUTCH: Ursula

ENGLISH: Ursella, Ursula

FINNISH: Ursula

GERMAN: Ursula

HUNGARIAN: Orsolya

ITALIAN: Orsola

LATE ROMAN: Ursula

NORWEGIAN: Ursula

POLISH: Urszula

PORTUGUESE: Úrsula

SLOVENE: Uršula

SPANISH: Úrsula

SWEDISH: Ursula

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

GERMAN: Ulla, Ursel, Uschi

POLISH: Ula

SLOVENE: Urška

OTHER FORMS

GERMAN: Urs

ITALIAN: Orsina, Orsino, Orso

LATE ROMAN: Ursa, Ursinus, Ursus