Meaning of the nameUrsulina
- Female
- Ur-su-li-na
Ursulina is a feminine name linked to Úrsula, a name of Latin origin that Behind the Name explains as 'little bear'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 840 people named Ursulina, the 9,328th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Ursulina is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 840
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,328
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,330
- people
Ursulina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ursulina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (198 people).
835 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 Ursulina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ursulina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 189 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 90 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 82 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 79 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 55 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 16 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ursulina
Wiktionary gives Úrsula as a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Ursula, from ursus (the root goes back to an Indo-European word for 'bear'), with the suffixes -ul- and -a; Behind the Name explains Ursula as a diminutive of the Latin ursa, 'she-bear', and translates it 'little bear'. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) lists Úrsula, Ursulino and Úrsulo as names related to Ursulina, but no source describes the derivation of Ursulina, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 840 people named Ursulina, with a median age of 70. It is almost always a female name, and the great majority of the people were born before 1980.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Úrsula · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Ursula · behindthename.com · origin
- Wikcionário: Ursulina · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Ursulina
What does the name Ursulina mean?
The meaning of Ursulina is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ursulina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 840 people with the first name Ursulina, which ranks it number 9,328 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Ursulina a boy's or a girl's name?
Ursulina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 835 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ursulina most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Ursulina (189 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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