Given name
Ursus
“resembling a bear”
Ursus is used as a given name. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “resembling a bear.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
Ursus’s family of names
In German usage, Ursus has a related form in Urs. Ursus has a related form in Urs. Ursus has a related form in Ursel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ursus has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ursus
- Ursus of SolothurnEgyptian saint201–300
- Ursus of BeneventoPrince of Benevento850–892
- Ursus WehrliSwiss photographerborn 1969
- Ursus of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre450–508
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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