Ursula
English
Etymology
Name of a fourth century saint, Latin Ursula, from ursa (“female bear”) and -ula (diminutive suffix), meaning "little she-bear".
Proper noun
Ursula
- A female given name.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act III:Scene I:
- Whisper her ear, and tell her, I and Ursula / Walk in the orchard, and our whole discourse / Is all of her;
- 1857 Dinah Craik, John Halifax, Gentleman, Chapter III:
- "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.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act III:Scene I:
Derived terms
- Ursulian
- Ursuline
Translations
female given name
Estonian
Etymology
Proper noun
Ursula
- A female given name.
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈursulɑ/
- Hyphenation: Ur‧su‧la
Proper noun
Ursula
- A female given name.
- 1961 Maria Partanen. Valkeat talot, WSOY, page 84:
- Ja kaikki tekivät ehdotuksia. Minäkin olisin halunnut oikein kauniin nimen vauvalle mutta en saanut sitä sanotuksi, kukaan ei kysynyt minulta. Ja äiti sanoi:
- —Pannaankos Ursula Genoveva.
- Kaikki nauroivat mutta minun sydämessä tuntui ihan tuska. Hädissäni minä juoksin makuukamariin äidin sängyn alle ja rukoilin: hyvä Jumala elä anna niiden antaa vauvalle sellasta nimmee. Minä ihan itkin: Ursula Genoveva. Se oli kauhea, se oli ihan julma hyi se oli inhottava nimi.
- 1961 Maria Partanen. Valkeat talot, WSOY, page 84:
Declension
| Inflection of Ursula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ursula | Ursulat | |
| genitive | Ursulan | Ursuloiden Ursuloitten | |
| partitive | Ursulaa | Ursuloita | |
| illative | Ursulaan | Ursuloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Ursula | Ursulat | |
| accusative | nom. | Ursula | Ursulat |
| gen. | Ursulan | ||
| genitive | Ursulan | Ursuloiden Ursuloitten Ursulainrare | |
| partitive | Ursulaa | Ursuloita | |
| inessive | Ursulassa | Ursuloissa | |
| elative | Ursulasta | Ursuloista | |
| illative | Ursulaan | Ursuloihin | |
| adessive | Ursulalla | Ursuloilla | |
| ablative | Ursulalta | Ursuloilta | |
| allative | Ursulalle | Ursuloille | |
| essive | Ursulana | Ursuloina | |
| translative | Ursulaksi | Ursuloiksi | |
| instructive | — | Ursuloin | |
| abessive | Ursulatta | Ursuloitta | |
| comitative | — | Ursuloineen | |
German
Etymology
Proper noun
Ursula
- A female given name.
Usage notes
- Very popular in German speaking countries from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
Proper noun
Ursula c (genitive Ursulas)
- A female given name.
See also
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