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Урсула
“little she-bear”
Урсула is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Russian.
Belarusian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Ursula.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Урсула goes back to Latin Ursula, meaning “little she-bear.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Урсула’s family of names
In Russian usage, Урсула has a diminutive in У́рса. In Bulgarian usage, Урсула has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ursula. In Belarusian usage, Урсула has a transliteration in Ursula.
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Around the world
Урсула has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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