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Ursula

/ˈɜː.sjʊ.lə/US/ˈɝ.sə.lə/

Ursula proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Ursula

  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;Scene I
    • "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

Ursula meaning in Vietnamese

Ursula in Vietnamese

female given name
U-xu-la

Origin of Ursula

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

Words formed from Ursula

Phrases with Ursula

Questions about Ursula

What does Ursula mean?
Ursula means a female given name from Latin.
What is Ursula in Vietnamese?
Ursula in Vietnamese is U-xu-la. See Ursula meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Ursula?
Ursula is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ursula?
Ursula is pronounced /ˈɜː.sjʊ.lə/ (UK).

Words near Ursula in the dictionary

  1. urstromtals
  2. urstromtäler
  3. Ursua
  4. Ursuas
  5. ursuk
  6. Ursula
  7. Ursula butterflies
  8. Ursula butterfly
  9. Ursulian
  10. Ursulians
  11. Ursuline

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