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 [ syll. ur(s), urs- ] The boy name Urs is pronounced as ER-Z KEY. Urs is mainly used in the German language and its language of origin is Latin. Derived from the element 'ursus' which means bear. The name evolved as an informal form of Ursus (Latin). The name was borne by several saints, including the 3rd century Saint Ursus of Solothurn martyred under the emperor Maximian. The name is commonly used by the Swiss. See also the related forms, the Italian Ursino and the English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian Ursula. Urs is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is ranked outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Urs include the Lithuanian Aras, the English Aries, the Greek Aris, the English Erek, the English, French, and Scandinavian Eric, the Czech and German Erich, the English Erick, the Czech, English, German, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Dutch Erik, the Latvian and Russian Eriks, the Latvian Erki, the Finnish Erkki, the English Errick, the Polish Eryk, the Polish Urjasz, the Tamil Arasu, the German Arius, the Italian and Portuguese Erico, and the Portuguese Érico. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Urs: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
