Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ursula

/ˈɝ.sə.lə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: ur-su-la
IPA: /ˈɝ.sə.lə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin.

Example Sentences

"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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Ursula

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɝ.sə.lə/
British English: /ˈɜː.sjʊ.lə/

Derived Forms

Ursulian Ursuline

Phrases

Santa Ursula Ursula butterfly

Questions

How do you pronounce ursula?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɝ.sə.lə/.
What does ursula mean?: A female given name from Latin.
Where does ursula come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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