Ursula
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ursula in British English:
UK ['ə:sjulə]
How to pronounce Ursula in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Ursula
- fem. proper name, from Latin Ursula, diminutive of ursa "she-bear" (see ursine). The Ursuline order of Catholic women was founded as Brescia in 1537 and named for Saint Ursula.
Example
- 1. Id like to recommend three contemporary novelists to you - Ursula Le Guin , Ernest Hemingway , and Doris Lessing .
- 2. We asked three prominent business leaders Jeffrey Immelt , Ursula burns , and John Donahoe which companies they hold in high esteem , and why .
- 3. Allow Charles-Henri to take the Saint Ursula painting .
- 4. Ursula and Gudrun , the sisters , fall in love with two different kinds of persons , Birkin and Gerald .
- 5. Birkin and Ursula ’ s love resembles the rhythmic flow of natural life , with constant alternation of attraction and repulsion .