Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ursua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
ur-sua
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ursúa, variant of Urzúa, a surname of Basque origin. Also a Filipino surname due to the Catalogo alfabético de apellidos; in the Philippines, mostly found among Pangasinan people.

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Questions

What does ursua mean?
A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
Where does ursua come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Ursúa, variant of Urzúa, a surname of Basque origin. Also a Filipino surname due to the Catalogo alfabético de apellidos; in the Philippines, mostly found among Pangasinan people.

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