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Help[Opinions] !!!!!!!!!
in reply to a message by Wordsmith
Ursula lives in my heart for many reasons.
(1) I have a thing for bears.
(2) Nn Ursa (see #1)
(3) Nn Lulu
(4) Any name starting with a U gets my attention
(5) It sounds so gorgeous, especially the British "ERS-yoo-lah"
(6) It's perceived as ugly (although I don't know why), which makes me want to come to its rescue. The Ugly Duckling Syndrome.
(7) Ursula Andress was the first Bond Girl.
(8) Ursuline nuns = another reference. The juxtaposition between the two competing images in my head (Bond Girl in a bikini v. medieval nuns) is too delicious.
(9) It gives me the chance to feel, "no one but me could ever love this name." I'm very vain that way.
(10) In the BBC "Poldark" series, Elizabeth Warleggan names her son Valentine and her daughter Ursula (ERS-yoo-lah"). Heady stuff for a young name nerd in the making to take in. Valentine and Ursula! How great is that?
I came up with the combination Ursula Phoebe once. But then I discovered the "Friends" reference and had to cross it off my list. :-( At the moment my favorite combo is Ursula Eugenie.
From your (as usual) stellar list, my favorites would have to be:
Ursula Clothilde / Clotilda
Ursula Eugenie -- Oh look! Great minds think alike.
Ursula Margaret -- meat and potatoes
Ursula Winifred -- medieval heroines galore
Ursula is easily a top ten name for me. Bless you.
(1) I have a thing for bears.
(2) Nn Ursa (see #1)
(3) Nn Lulu
(4) Any name starting with a U gets my attention
(5) It sounds so gorgeous, especially the British "ERS-yoo-lah"
(6) It's perceived as ugly (although I don't know why), which makes me want to come to its rescue. The Ugly Duckling Syndrome.
(7) Ursula Andress was the first Bond Girl.
(8) Ursuline nuns = another reference. The juxtaposition between the two competing images in my head (Bond Girl in a bikini v. medieval nuns) is too delicious.
(9) It gives me the chance to feel, "no one but me could ever love this name." I'm very vain that way.
(10) In the BBC "Poldark" series, Elizabeth Warleggan names her son Valentine and her daughter Ursula (ERS-yoo-lah"). Heady stuff for a young name nerd in the making to take in. Valentine and Ursula! How great is that?
I came up with the combination Ursula Phoebe once. But then I discovered the "Friends" reference and had to cross it off my list. :-( At the moment my favorite combo is Ursula Eugenie.
From your (as usual) stellar list, my favorites would have to be:
Ursula Clothilde / Clotilda
Ursula Eugenie -- Oh look! Great minds think alike.
Ursula Margaret -- meat and potatoes
Ursula Winifred -- medieval heroines galore
Ursula is easily a top ten name for me. Bless you.
This message was edited 3/8/2010, 6:22 PM
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