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Ursula

105 replies

chezmk1988 · 17/03/2018 23:58

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LegoLady95 · 18/03/2018 08:30

I like it. I think of Ursula Andress before anything else.

Yogagirl123 · 18/03/2018 08:25

I like it, I have only known one Ursula, a German lady who was lovely.

jusdepamplemousse · 18/03/2018 08:21

Sea witch. Sorry, it’s just the immediate and pretty much only association. Shame as it might otherwise be ok, but it’s so strong a link it’d be tantamount to calling your kid Cruella or Scar Wink

LynetteScavo · 18/03/2018 08:18

Everyone I've met called Ursula has been lovely- but it's an ugly name. It sounds like ulcer. Sad

Coey2016 · 18/03/2018 07:22

I’m not a fan - little mermaid definitely springs to mind

MollyHuaCha · 18/03/2018 06:59

In Chinese the sound of the word Ursula means 'starving to death/so hungry I could die" and for this reason I couldn't give it to a child because it would sound silly to a Mandarin speaker. (sorry)

If it's any consolation, the two Ursulas I have known (UK and USA) have been very nice (and probably not encountered many Chinese speakers).

IfyouseeRitaMoreno · 18/03/2018 06:56

Don’t like it. Sorry.

SrDuess · 18/03/2018 06:54

No No No No No! It's hideous!

MsGameandWatching · 18/03/2018 06:54

I had a friend at school who had it as a middle name and would never tell anyone as she hated it so much. I think it would be a difficult name to carry off and I wouldn't saddle my child with it.

Snipples · 18/03/2018 06:49

First thought is genuinely - the sea witch. I'm not a fan sorry

MauriceTheSpaceCowboy · 18/03/2018 06:45

Sorry but I absolutely hate it.

Sounds ugl, and makes everybody think of the sea witch.

Close friend named her child ursula: we’ve all been polite and supportive about it, but everybody secretly hates it and has commented (without telling the parents obv) that it’s pretty much the worst girls name there is.

userabcname · 18/03/2018 06:30

I have taught a (teenage) Ursula quite recently. I like it but always makes me think of The Little Mermaid and I end up singing 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' in my head.

ToftheB · 18/03/2018 06:29

I really like it. I love the ‘little bear’ meaning - it’s cute without being saccharine, and great for both a child and a grown woman.

It’s on my list, if I ever have a girl.

Zampa · 18/03/2018 06:28

I love it. It's a gorgeous, unusual name. Sadly, DH didn't like it. It does seem to be a very Marmite name.

IMO much, much nicer than Amelia, Olivia et al (not bad names per se but but very exciting).

soundsystem · 18/03/2018 06:25

I really dislike it, although that’s just because the only one I’ve ever met was a pretty horrible person!

SuperBeagle · 18/03/2018 06:19

Truly awful. One of the worst names in existence.

Octave777 · 18/03/2018 03:25

Not sure sorry.

DramaAlpaca · 18/03/2018 02:46

Sorry but I find it utterly hideous.

FairyFantastic · 18/03/2018 02:45

'Poor Unfortunate Souls' is now going through my head...

AnyaMoondial · 18/03/2018 02:42

Honestly I think it's fabulous.

RachelTeeth · 18/03/2018 00:53

I find it really really ugly, could just be my gross accent ‘Ursla’ but it looks horrible written down too.

BettyBooJustDoinTheDoo · 18/03/2018 00:52

So nice to have a name with a bit of gravitas! So much better than the cutesy sugar sweet names that are popular at the moment, I think it’s a lovely name, the sort of name that commands a bit of respect!

SadSongsAndWaltzes · 18/03/2018 00:46

I love it, and it was on my list for our dd. Didn't use it in the end and I sort of regret it. I love the meaning too.

dontticklethetoad · 18/03/2018 00:44

Sorry, makes me think 'fat, sea witch'.

IVflytrap · 18/03/2018 00:44

Not so keen on the sound, but I love the meaning ("little bear") Smile