Ulrica
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- rare: Ullrica, Ullricka
Etymology [edit]
A feminine form of the male given name Ulric ( German Ulrich), Germanic for "ruler of all" or "wolf ruler" or "wolf power".
Proper noun [edit]
Ulrica
- A female given name, always rare in English.
- 1819 - Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, chapter XXX
- Farewell, Front-de-Boeuf! — May Mista, Skogula, and Zernebock, gods of the ancient Saxons – fiends, as the priests now call them – supply the place of comforters at your dying bed, which Ulrica now relinquishes!
- 1819 - Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, chapter XXX
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- 1975 - Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "Ulrica"
- "Forever is a word forbidden to men," asserted Ulrica and, to lighten the emphasis, she asked me to repeat my name, which she had not caught. "Javier Otárola," I told her. She tried to repeat it and couldn't. I failed, equally, with the name Ulrikke.
- 1975 - Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "Ulrica"
Related terms [edit]
- diminutives: Rica, Rika, Ricka, Ricki, Rickie, Ricky, Rikki, Rikkie, Rikky
Translations [edit]
female given name
Anagrams [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Ulrica
- A female given name, a less common spelling of Ulrika.
