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Meaning of the nameÚrsula

Úrsula is a feminine name of Latin origin, a diminutive of ursa, meaning 'little she-bear'.

Meaning

“little she-bear”

Source: Wiktionary: Úrsula · Behind the Name: Ursula

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People (2022)
5,753
Rank in Brazil
#2,476
Median age
43 years
2010 Census
6,396
people

Úrsula in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Úrsula, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,169 people).

5,734 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Úrsula is most common

States with the highest share of people named Úrsula in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.011%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
  3. Distrito Federal 0.004%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  5. Amazonas 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio de Janeiro1,1300.007%
São Paulo8840.002%
Santa Catarina8020.011%
Minas Gerais5750.003%
Rio Grande do Sul4350.004%
Paraná3330.003%
Ceará1770.002%
Pará1530.002%
Bahia1470.001%
Amazonas1240.003%
Distrito Federal1210.004%
Espírito Santo1180.003%
Pernambuco1080.001%
Goiás1050.002%
Maranhão1020.002%
Rio Grande do Norte780.002%
Paraíba570.001%
Mato Grosso530.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul470.002%
Piauí460.001%
Rondônia340.002%
Sergipe280.001%
Amapá230.003%
Roraima220.004%
Acre200.002%
Alagoas190.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Úrsula

Wiktionary records Úrsula as a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Ursula, and its etymology tree links it to ursa, 'she-bear', plus the diminutive suffix -ula. Behind the Name gives the reading 'little she-bear' and lists Úrsula as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,753 people named Úrsula, with a median age of 43; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. The name dictionary records Hursula as a spelling variant.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Úrsula · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Ursula · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ursula · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Úrsula

What does the name Úrsula mean?

Úrsula means “little she-bear”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Úrsula in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,753 people with the first name Úrsula, which ranks it number 2,476 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Úrsula a boy's or a girl's name?

Úrsula is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,734 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Úrsula?

Úrsula is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Úrsula most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.011% of the state's population is named Úrsula (802 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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