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Meaning & History
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin ursulus meaning "little bear", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun ursus meaning "bear" (see Urs) combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus. In other words, you could say that this name is the masculine form of Ursula.Ursulus was the name of the State Treasurer under the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate (4th century AD).