Ulla

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Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Swedish Ulla. Diminutive form of Ulrikke.

Proper noun [edit]

Ulla

  1. A female given name.

References [edit]

  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 468 females with the given name Ulla have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Finnish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Swedish Ulla, from Ulrika.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈulːɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Ul‧la

Proper noun [edit]

Ulla

  1. A female given name.

Declension [edit]


Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Diminutive of Ulrika, later also used for Ursula and Hulda. First recorded in Sweden in 1771.

Proper noun [edit]

Ulla

  1. A female given name.

References [edit]

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
  • [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 61 989 females with the given name Ulla living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.