Urszula

  • [ uwr-SHUW-lah ]
  • Polish
Polish form 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.
EQUIVALENTS
DANISH: Ursula
DUTCH: Ursula
ENGLISH: Ursella, Ursula
FINNISH: Ursula
GERMAN: Ursula
HUNGARIAN: Orsolya
ITALIAN: Orsola
LATE ROMAN: Ursula
NORWEGIAN: Ursula
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