Given name
Orsola
“resembling a little bear”
Orsola is a variant of Orsa. In Latin use, Orsa carries the interpretation “resembling a little bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orsola is a variant of Orsa. In Latin use, Orsa carries the interpretation “resembling a little bear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orsola connects to the Ursula name family through Orsa. An origin associated with Ursula is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orsola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 124 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Orsola’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Orsola has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ursula. In Italian usage, Orsola has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form URSZULA. Orsola has a related form in Orsa.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Orsola has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Orsola
- Orsola Maddalena CacciaItalian painter of the Baroque period (1596-1676)
- Ursula BenincasaItalian nun (1547-1618)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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