Ursula (name)
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| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | German, English, Irish |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Word/name | ursa |
| Meaning | "(she-)bear" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Uschi, Urs |
Ursula is a feminine given name in several different languages. The name is derived from a diminutive of the Latin ursa, which means "bear". The name has been rather uncommon in the English-speaking world, although its use has been recently influenced by the Swiss-born actress Ursula Andress (born 1936).[1] Urszula is the Polish version of the name.
In German-speaking regions, Uschi is a common nickname for people named Ursula.
People with the name
- Saint Ursula
- Ursula, theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup U (mtDNA)
- Ursula of Brandenburg, Duchess of Münsterberg-Oels (1450-1508), a princess of Brandenburg by birth
- Ursula of Brandenburg (1488-1510), German noblewoman
- Ursula Andress (born 1936), Swiss actress
- Ursula Appolloni (1929–1994), Canadian politician
- Ursula Bagdasarjanz (born 1934), Swiss violinist
- Ursula Bloom (1892–1984), British novelist
- Ursula Buckel (1925–2005), German soprano singer
- Ursula Burns (born 1958), American businesswoman
- Ursula Caberta, (born 1950) German politician, critic of the Church of Scientology
- Ursula Dubosarsky (born 1961), Australian writer
- Ursula Engelen-Kefer (born 1943), German labor leader
- Ursula Fanthorpe (1929–2009), British poet
- Ursula Franklin (born 1921), Canadian metallurgist
- Ursula Gauthier, French journalist.
- Uschi Glas (born 1944), German actress
- Ursula Goodenough (born 1943), American biologist and writer
- Ursula Haubner (born 1945), Austrian politician
- Ursula Hegi (born 1946), American author
- Ursula Holden-Gill (born 1974), British actress
- Ursula Howells (1922–2005), British actress
- Ursula Jeans (1906–1973), British actress
- Uschi Keszler (born 1948), German
- Ursula Koch (born 1941), Swiss politician
- Ursula Ledóchowska (1865–1939), Austrian-born Polish religious leader
- Ursula Lehr (born 1930), German academic and politician
- Ursula K. Le Guin (born 1929), American author
- Ursula von der Leyen (born 1958), German politician
- Ursula Martinez (born 1966), British writer and performer
- Ursula Merchant (born 1932), German performance artist
- Ursula Mommens (1908-2010), British potter
- Úrsula Murayama, (born 1972) Mexican actress
- Ursula Niebuhr (1908–1997), American theologian
- Uschi Obermaier (born 1946), German
- Ursula Plassnik (born 1956), Austrian politician
- Ursula Pole, Baroness Stafford (c. 1504–1570), English noblewoman
- Ursula Reit (1914-1998), German actress
- Ursula Rucker, American recording artist
- Ursula von Rydingsvard (born 1942), American sculptor
- Ursula Schäppi (born 1941), Swiss actress, playwright and comedian
- Ursula Southeil (1488–1561), English soothsayer
- Ursula Stephens (born 1954), Australian politician
- Ursula Vernon (born 1977), American artist and writer
- Ursula Moray Williams (1911–2006), British author
- Ursula Vaughan Williams (1911–2007), British poet
- Ursula Wyss (born 1973), Swiss economist and politician
Fictional characters
- Ursula the Pig Woman, proprietor of a hot food stall and public lavatory, in the 1614 play Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedy by Ben Jonson
- Úrsula, in the television series Skimo
- Ursula (The Little Mermaid) the Sea Witch, in the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid
- Ursula, in the comic strip Brewster Rockit
- Ursula, in the 2000 video game Kingdom Hearts
- Ursula, in the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
- Ursula Brangwen, in the 1915 novel The Rainbow and the 1920 novel Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence
- Ursula Buffay, in the television series Mad About You and Friends
- Ursula Hartmann, from the anime/manga series Strike Witches
- Ursula, on the animated television series George of the Jungle and George of the Jungle (film)
- Ursula, in the animated film Kiki's Delivery Service
- Ursula, in the Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops video game
- Úrsula, in the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Ursula, in the 1996 movie Set It Off
- Ursula, in the Pokémon Anime
- Ursula, in the cartoon Kérem a következőt!
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 268, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
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