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Uršula f Slovene
Slovene form of Ursula.

Ursula f English, Swedish, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman
Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear". Saint Ursula was a legendary virgin princess of the 4th century who was martyred by the Huns while returning from a pilgrimage. In England the saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and the name came into general use at that time.

Ursule f French (Rare)
French form of Ursula.

Ursus m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Urs.

Urszula f Polish
Polish form of Ursula.

Urtė f Lithuanian
Possibly a short form of Dorotėja.

Urðr f Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Urd.

Urvashi f Hinduism, Hindi
Possibly means "widely spreading", derived from Sanskrit उरु (uru) meaning "wide" and अश् (aś) meaning "to pervade". According to Hindu scripture this was the name of an apsara (a type of female spirit) who was the wife of Pururavas.

Urve f Estonian
From Estonian urb meaning "catkin".

Urvi f Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit उर्वी (urvī) meaning "wide".

Usagi f Popular Culture
Means "rabbit" in Japanese. This name was used on the Japanese television show Sailor Moon, which first aired in the 1990s.

Usain m English (Caribbean, Rare)
Probably a form of Husayn, notably borne by the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (1986-). His name was apparently suggested by his cousin, after a classmate.

Usama m Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.

Uschi f German
Diminutive of Ursula.

Usha f Hinduism, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Variant of Ushas. According to the Hindu text the Bhagavata Purana this was the name of a daughter of the demon king Bana who married Aniruddha, the grandson of the Hindu deity Krishna.

Ushas f Hinduism
Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven.

Usko m Finnish
Means "faith" in Finnish.

Usman m Urdu, Indonesian, Hausa
Urdu, Indonesian and Hausa form of Uthman.

Usoa f Basque
Means "dove" in Basque.

Ustinya f Russian (Rare)
Russian variant form of Iustina (see Justina).

Uta f German
Feminine form of Udo 1.

Utari f Indonesian
From Indonesian utara meaning "north", derived from Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara).

Utautha f Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Unattested Old Persian form of Atossa.

Ute f German
Variant of Oda. In the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied this is the name of the mother of Kriemhild and Gunther.

Uther m Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
From the Welsh name Uthyr, derived from Welsh uthr meaning "terrible". In Arthurian legend Uther was the father of King Arthur. He appears in some early Welsh texts, but is chiefly known from the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth.

Uthman m Arabic
Means "baby bustard" in Arabic (a bustard is a type of large bird). Uthman was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad who married two of his daughters. He was the third caliph of the Muslims.

Uthyr m Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Welsh form of Uther.

Utku m Turkish
Means "victory" in Turkish.

Uttar m Hindi (Rare)
Modern masculine form of Uttara.

Uttara m & f Hinduism, Marathi
Means "north" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form उत्तर and the feminine form उत्तरा (spelled with a long final vowel), both of which occur in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata belonging to the son and daughter of King Virata.

Utu m Sumerian Mythology
Derived from Sumerian 𒌓 (ud) meaning "sun". In Sumerian mythology this was the name of the god of the sun. He was the son of the moon god Nanna and Ningal.

Utz m German
Diminutive of Ulrich.

Uwe m German
German form of Ove.

Uxía f Galician
Galician form of Eugenia.

Uxío m Galician
Galician form of Eugene.

Uxue f Basque
From the Basque name of the Spanish town of Ujué where there is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its name is derived from Basque usoa "dove".

Uyanga f Mongolian
Means "melody" in Mongolian.

Uzi m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uzzi.

Uzma f Arabic
Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic, a derivative of عظم (ʿaẓuma) meaning "to be great".

Uzochi m & f Igbo
Means "way of God" in Igbo.

Uzoma m & f Igbo
Means "good way" in Igbo.

Uzzi m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my power" in Hebrew, a possessive form of עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power". This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

Uzziah m Biblical
Means "my power is Yahweh" in Hebrew, from the roots עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of several Old Testament characters including a king of Judah.

Uzziel m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my power is God" in Hebrew, from the roots עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

'Uzziyya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Uzziah.