Ursula
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɜː.sjʊ.lə//
- United Kingdom//ˈɜː.ʃʊ.lə//
- United States//ˈɝ.sə.lə//
A female given name from Latin.
proper noun
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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;
"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.
Etymology
From Latin Ursula, the name of a fourth century saint. Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos cognate with Arcady.
urgently · With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very…urine · Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is…urn · A vase with a footed base.
Ursula · A female given name from Latin.
us · Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s)…use · The act of using.used · In used to.