Ursula

Latin

"little female bear"

Ursula Origin and Meaning

Variation of Orsa

Ursula Rank in US Top 1000

# 989 in the US

Ursula Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 640 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ursula

• 640 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Ursula

• Saint Ursula Roman,British virgin martyr; patron saint of female students
• Ursula Kroeber Le Guin American novelist
• Ursula Martius Franklin Canadian metallurgist, physicist and author
• Ursula Andress Swiss actress
• Ursula Goodenough American biologist and author
• Ursula Mayes American model
• Ursula Buchfellner German model
• Ursula Corbero Spanish actress
• Ursula Parker American actress and violinist
• Ursula Southeil aka Mother Shipton English prophetess of the 16th century
• Ursula Vernon American graphic novelist
• Ursula Burns American CEO of Xerox
• Ursula Plassnik Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Ursula Rowland (b. 2006) daughter of English,born fashion journalist Plum Sykes

The name Ursula in Pop Culture

• Ursula Buffay character on NBC's "Friends" and "Mad About You"; twin sister of Phoebe Buffay
• Ursula Brangwen character in 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love' by D.H. Lawrence
• Ursula March in 'John Halifax, Gentleman' by Dinah Craik
• Ursula character in film 'George of the Jungle'
• Ursula the Sea Witch in Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
• Ursula character in musical 'Bye Bye Birdie'
• Ursula name Marius assumes is Cosette's name in "Les Misérables"
• Ursula Todd character in "A God in Ruins" by Kate Atkinson
• Ursula name of the titular bear in Joanna Newsom's song "Monkey & Bear"
• Ursula Danport character in Disney's "George of the Jungle"

International Variations of the name Ursula

• Ursule Romanian
• Sula Estonian
• Ulla German
• Ulli Estonian
• Ursulina Spanish
• Vorsila Czech
• Urzula Latvian
• Urmi Estonian
• Urse German