Ursula

See also: Úrsula, Uršula, and Uršuľa

English

Etymology

Name of a fourth century saint, Latin Ursula, from ursa (“female bear”) and -ula (diminutive suffix), meaning "little she-bear".

Proper noun

Ursula

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • Template:RQ:Shakespeare Ado:Scene I:

     Whisper her ear, and tell her, I and Ursula / Walk in the orchard, and our whole discourse / Is all of her;

   • 1857 Dinah Craik, John Halifax, Gentleman, Chapter III:

     "Is her name Ursula?" And I called to mind the little girl who had tried to give some bread to the hungry John Halifax, and whose cry of pain we heard as the door shut upon her. Poor little lady! how sorry I was.

Derived terms

• Ursulian
• Ursuline

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Uršula, Voršila (cs) f
• Esperanto: Ursula
• Estonian: Ursula
• French: Ursule (fr) f
• German: Ursula (de)
• Hungarian: Orsolya (hu)
• Italian: Orsola (it), Ursula (it)
• Polish: Urszula (pl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: Úrsula (pt) f
• Romansch: Uorschla f
• Russian: Урсу́ла m (Ursúla)
• Slovak: Uršuľa f
• Sorbian:

  Upper Sorbian: Wórša (hsb) f

• Spanish: Úrsula (es)

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Estonian

Etymology

From Latin Ursula.

Proper noun

Ursula

1. a female given name.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Ursula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈursulɑ/, [ˈurs̠ulɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: Ur‧su‧la

Proper noun

Ursula

1. a female given name.
   • 1961 Maria Partanen. Valkeat talot, WSOY, page 84:

     Ja kaikki tekivät ehdotuksia. Minäkin olisin halunnut oikein kauniin nimen vauvalle mutta en saanut sitä sanotuksi, kukaan ei kysynyt minulta. Ja äiti sanoi:

     —Pannaankos Ursula Genoveva.

     Kaikki nauroivat mutta minun sydämessä tuntui ihan tuska. Hädissäni minä juoksin makuukamariin äidin sängyn alle ja rukoilin: hyvä Jumala elä anna niiden antaa vauvalle sellasta nimmee. Minä ihan itkin: Ursula Genoveva. Se oli kauhea, se oli ihan julma hyi se oli inhottava nimi.

Declension

Inflection of Ursula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Ursula	Ursulat
genitive		Ursulan	Ursuloiden Ursuloitten
partitive		Ursulaa	Ursuloita
illative		Ursulaan	Ursuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ursula	Ursulat
accusative	nom.	Ursula	Ursulat
	gen.	Ursulan
genitive		Ursulan	Ursuloiden Ursuloitten Ursulain rare
partitive		Ursulaa	Ursuloita
inessive		Ursulassa	Ursuloissa
elative		Ursulasta	Ursuloista
illative		Ursulaan	Ursuloihin
adessive		Ursulalla	Ursuloilla
ablative		Ursulalta	Ursuloilta
allative		Ursulalle	Ursuloille
essive		Ursulana	Ursuloina
translative		Ursulaksi	Ursuloiksi
abessive		Ursulatta	Ursuloitta
instructive		—	Ursuloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ursula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ursulani Ursulani accusative nom. Ursulani Ursulani gen. Ursulani genitive Ursulani Ursuloideni Ursuloitteni Ursulaini rare partitive Ursulaani Ursuloitani inessive Ursulassani Ursuloissani elative Ursulastani Ursuloistani illative Ursulaani Ursuloihini adessive Ursulallani Ursuloillani ablative Ursulaltani Ursuloiltani allative Ursulalleni Ursuloilleni essive Ursulanani Ursuloinani translative Ursulakseni Ursuloikseni abessive Ursulattani Ursuloittani instructive — — comitative — Ursuloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ursulasi Ursulasi accusative nom. Ursulasi Ursulasi gen. Ursulasi genitive Ursulasi Ursuloidesi Ursuloittesi Ursulaisi rare partitive Ursulaasi Ursuloitasi inessive Ursulassasi Ursuloissasi elative Ursulastasi Ursuloistasi illative Ursulaasi Ursuloihisi adessive Ursulallasi Ursuloillasi ablative Ursulaltasi Ursuloiltasi allative Ursulallesi Ursuloillesi essive Ursulanasi Ursuloinasi translative Ursulaksesi Ursuloiksesi abessive Ursulattasi Ursuloittasi instructive — — comitative — Ursuloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ursulamme Ursulamme accusative nom. Ursulamme Ursulamme gen. Ursulamme genitive Ursulamme Ursuloidemme Ursuloittemme Ursulaimme rare partitive Ursulaamme Ursuloitamme inessive Ursulassamme Ursuloissamme elative Ursulastamme Ursuloistamme illative Ursulaamme Ursuloihimme adessive Ursulallamme Ursuloillamme ablative Ursulaltamme Ursuloiltamme allative Ursulallemme Ursuloillemme essive Ursulanamme Ursuloinamme translative Ursulaksemme Ursuloiksemme abessive Ursulattamme Ursuloittamme instructive — — comitative — Ursuloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ursulanne Ursulanne accusative nom. Ursulanne Ursulanne gen. Ursulanne genitive Ursulanne Ursuloidenne Ursuloittenne Ursulainne rare partitive Ursulaanne Ursuloitanne inessive Ursulassanne Ursuloissanne elative Ursulastanne Ursuloistanne illative Ursulaanne Ursuloihinne adessive Ursulallanne Ursuloillanne ablative Ursulaltanne Ursuloiltanne allative Ursulallenne Ursuloillenne essive Ursulananne Ursuloinanne translative Ursulaksenne Ursuloiksenne abessive Ursulattanne Ursuloittanne instructive — — comitative — Ursuloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ursulansa Ursulansa accusative nom. Ursulansa Ursulansa gen. Ursulansa genitive Ursulansa Ursuloidensa Ursuloittensa Ursulainsa rare partitive Ursulaansa Ursuloitaan Ursuloitansa inessive Ursulassaan Ursulassansa Ursuloissaan Ursuloissansa elative Ursulastaan Ursulastansa Ursuloistaan Ursuloistansa illative Ursulaansa Ursuloihinsa adessive Ursulallaan Ursulallansa Ursuloillaan Ursuloillansa ablative Ursulaltaan Ursulaltansa Ursuloiltaan Ursuloiltansa allative Ursulalleen Ursulallensa Ursuloilleen Ursuloillensa essive Ursulanaan Ursulanansa Ursuloinaan Ursuloinansa translative Ursulakseen Ursulaksensa Ursuloikseen Ursuloiksensa abessive Ursulattaan Ursulattansa Ursuloittaan Ursuloittansa instructive — — comitative — Ursuloineen Ursuloinensa

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German

Etymology

From Latin Ursula in the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ursula

1. a female given name.

Usage notes

• Very popular in German speaking countries from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Related terms

• Ursel
• Uschi

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Ursula. First recorded in Sweden in 1477.

Proper noun

Ursula c (genitive Ursulas)

1. a female given name.

See also

• Yrsa

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Úrsula.

Proper noun

Ursula

1. a female given name from Spanish