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Baby Name Ursula |
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Meaning of Ursula - What does the name Ursula means? |
Pronunciation: |
ur-suh-lah | |
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Gender: |
Girl Name |
Origin: |
English |
Name Meaning: |
A borrowing from Middle Latin, Ursula is a diminutive of the Latin ursa (she-bear). The name was borne by a legendary 4th-century saint, a Christian British princess said to have been martyred along with eleven thousand virgins by the Huns at Cologne. The story was very popular in the Middle Ages, which helped establish the name throughout England and Europe |
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Variants: | Ursala |
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