Ursula

/ˈɜːrsjələ/ noun, proper name

Definition

A female given name from Latin origin, meaning 'little bear,' popular in European cultures.

Etymology

From Latin 'ursa' meaning 'bear,' with the diminutive suffix '-ula.' The name comes from the Latin word for the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear) and was popular among early Christians.

Kelly Says

Ursula means 'little bear,' which is adorable—and interestingly, the Disney villain Ursula in The Little Mermaid was originally designed to look like an octopus, which doesn't have eight bear characteristics at all! The name might have been chosen for its old-fashioned European feel.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኡርሱላ
oo-r-soo-la
ARالعربية
أورسولا
oor-soo-la
BNবাংলা
উর্সুলা
oor-soo-la
CACatalà
Ursula
ur-soo-la
CSČeština
Ursuľa
ur-soo-la
DADansk
Ursula
ur-soo-la
DEDeutsch
Ursula
ur-zuh-la
ELΕλληνικά
Ουρσουλα
oor-soo-la
ESEspañol
Úrsula
oor-SOO-la
FAفارسی
اورسولا
oor-soo-la
FISuomi
Ursula
ur-soo-la
FRFrançais
Ursule
ur-SOOL
GUGU
ઉર્સુલા
oor-soo-la
HAHA
Ursula
ur-soo-la
HEעברית
אורסולה
oor-soo-la
HIहिन्दी
उर्सुला
oor-soo-la
HUMagyar
Ursula
ur-soo-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
Ursula
ur-soo-la
IGIG
Ursula
ur-soo-la
ITItaliano
Ursula
ur-soo-la
JA日本語
ウルスラ
uru-su-ra
KKKK
Урсула
ur-soo-la
KMKM
អ៊ុរស៊ុលា
oor-soo-la
KO한국어
우르술라
u-reul-seula
MRMR
उर्सुला
oor-soo-la
MSBahasa Melayu
Ursula
ur-soo-la
MYမြန်မာ
အူရစူလာ
a-oor-soo-la
NLNederlands
Ursula
ur-soo-la
NONorsk
Ursula
ur-soo-la
PAPA
ਉਰਸੁਲਾ
oor-soo-la
PLPolski
Urszula
ur-shuu-la
PTPortuguês
Úrsula
oor-SOOL-la
RORomână
Ursula
ur-soo-la
RUРусский
Урсула
ur-soo-la
SVSvenska
Ursula
ur-soo-la
SWKiswahili
Ursula
ur-soo-la
TAதமிழ்
உர்சுலா
oor-soo-la
TEతెలుగు
ఉర్సులా
oor-soo-la
THไทย
อุรสุลา
ur-su-la
TLTL
Ursula
ur-soo-la
TRTürkçe
Ursula
ur-soo-la
UKУкраїнська
Урсула
ur-soo-la
URاردو
اورسولا
oor-soo-la
VITiếng Việt
Ursula
ur-soo-la
YOYO
Ursula
ur-soo-la
ZH中文
乌尔苏拉
wū ěr sū lā
ZUZU
Ursula
ur-soo-la

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