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Ula - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ula

[ 2 syll. u-la, ul-a ] The girl name Ula is pronounced YUWLah KEY.

1: Ula is of Irish origin and it is used largely in the Hawaiian language. The meaning of the name is 'sea jewel'.

2: Ula's origin is Basque. Here, it means 'the Virgin Mary'.

3: Ula's language of origin is Hawaiian. Meaning: 'sacred red'.

4: Ula is of African-Hausa origin. Meaning: 'cat'.

5: Ula is of African-Soko origin. Meaning: 'laughing'.

In addition, Ula is a Spanish pet form of Eulalia (English, Italian, and Spanish).

Ula is also a short form of Ulrike (German and Scandinavian).

Ula is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the height of its usage in 1901, 0.006% of baby girls were given the name Ula. Its ranking then was #854. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity, and is currently of only very modest use. Within all girl names in its group, Ula was nonetheless the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Ula include Eula (English), Eulah (English), Eulia (English, Italian, and Spanish), Yola (English, German, and Spanish), Yoli (Spanish), Yulya (Russian), Eulalie (English and French), Eulalja (Polish), Yuliya (Russian), Eulalia (English, Italian, and Spanish), Eulàlia (Catalan), Eulália (Portuguese), and Yael (English and Hebrew).

KEY: English pronunciation for Ula: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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