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 [ 3 syll. re-gu-la, reg-ula ] The girl name Regula is pronounced RehGUWLah KEY. Regula is of Latin origin and it is used mainly in the German language. Biblical name derived literally from the element regula which means 'rule of conduct'. The name was in medieval times associated with the notion of being steadfast in faith; it was thus taken up by the early Christians. It was borne by Regula (-286), who together with her brother Felix, are the patron saints of Zürich. See also the related form, Regina (English and German). Regula is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Regula, Regina (English and German) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Regula include Racheal (English), Raizel (Yiddish), Rakhila (Russian), Rashael (English), Razili (Hebrew), Rochella (English and Italian), Rosalee (English), Rosalie (French and English), Roselee (English), Roselia (English), Rosella (English and Italian), Rosely (English), Rossella (Italian), Rozella (English), Rachael (English), Rachal (English), Rachel (English, French, German, and Yiddish), Rachelle (English, French, and Italian), Raechel (English), and Raechul (English). KEY: English pronunciation for Regula: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
