The first name Ursule

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About the first name Ursule

Meaning

The name Ursule traditionally means “little she-bear”.

Historical origin

The name Ursule comes from Latin Ursula, a diminutive of ursa “she-bear”.

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Ursule is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:ur-sulyʁs.yl

Frequency of the first name Ursule by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Ursule by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name UrsuleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Ursule in baptisms by year.5037251201645170717691831189319551645–1649 2 baptisms1655–1659 2 baptisms1660–1664 1 baptisms1665–1669 1 baptisms1670–1674 1 baptisms1675–1679 3 baptisms1680–1684 4 baptisms1690–1694 3 baptisms1695–1699 10 baptisms1700–1704 10 baptisms1705–1709 6 baptisms1710–1714 10 baptisms1715–1719 11 baptisms1720–1724 11 baptisms1725–1729 4 baptisms1730–1734 12 baptisms1735–1739 16 baptisms1740–1744 18 baptisms1745–1749 17 baptisms1750–1754 17 baptisms1755–1759 20 baptisms1760–1764 14 baptisms1765–1769 17 baptisms1770–1774 19 baptisms1775–1779 14 baptisms1780–1784 21 baptisms1785–1789 20 baptisms1790–1794 24 baptisms1795–1799 29 baptisms1800–1804 38 baptisms1805–1809 41 baptisms1810–1814 38 baptisms1815–1819 37 baptisms1820–1824 39 baptisms1825–1829 36 baptisms1830–1834 33 baptisms1835–1839 24 baptisms1840–1844 37 baptisms1845–1849 47 baptisms1850–1854 33 baptisms1855–1859 26 baptisms1860–1864 15 baptisms1865–1869 20 baptisms1870–1874 8 baptisms1875–1879 11 baptisms1880–1884 6 baptisms1885–1889 7 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1895–1899 1 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms

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