Ursula

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UK/ˈɜː.sjʊ.lə/UK/ˈɜː.ʃʊ.lə/Canada, US/ˈɝ.sə.lə/

proper noun

A female given name from Latin.

OriginLatin Ursula →
Less commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin.

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

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    "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.

    1857 Dinah Craik, John Halifax, Gentleman, Chapter III

Origin

  1. LatinUrsula
  2. EnglishUrsula

From Latin Ursula, the name of a fourth century saint. Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos cognate with Arcady.

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Translations

Catalan Úrsula
  • Úrsulafemale given name
Czech Uršula, Voršila
  • Uršulafemale given name
  • Voršilafemale given name
Esperanto Ursula
  • Ursulafemale given name
Estonian Ursula
  • Ursulafemale given name
French Ursule
  • Ursulefemale given name
German Ursula
  • Ursulafemale given name
Greek Ούρσουλα, Ουρσούλα
  • Ούρσουλα (Oúrsoula)female given name
  • Ουρσούλα (Oursoúla)female given name
Hungarian Orsolya
  • Orsolyafemale given name
Irish Ursula
  • Ursulafemale given name
Italian Orsola, Ursula
  • Orsolafemale given name
  • Ursulafemale given name
Japanese ウルスラ, アーシュラ
  • ウルスラ (Urusura)female given name
  • アーシュラ (Āshura)female given name
Lithuanian Uršulė
  • Uršulėfemale given name
Polish Urszula
  • Urszulafemale given name
Portuguese Úrsula
  • Úrsulafemale given name
Russian Урсу́ла
  • Урсу́ла (Ursúla)female given name
Slovak Uršuľa
  • Uršuľafemale given name
Spanish Úrsula
  • Úrsulafemale given name
Ukrainian Урсула
  • Урсула (Ursula)female given name
Vietnamese U-xu-la
  • U-xu-lafemale given name
Welsh Wrswla
  • Wrswlafemale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Ursula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ursula

MLA

“Ursula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ursula. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ursula,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ursula.

Source: Ursula on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.