[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all,
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother was [name_f]Ursula[/name_f], I don’t really like the name, but I do love the meaning and my uncle also had a name meaning bear too. [name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother was born in [name_f]November[/name_f] but even the birth symbols aren’t the best. She was originally from Hamburg, [name_m]Germany[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Any other ideas? Thanks.
I love the name [name_f]Ursula[/name_f] personally, especially since I associate it with 100 years of solitude, which was my mother’s favorite book. There are many different ways you could honor it or her! If you don’t like many of these I would also recommend looking at names that share meanings with positive character traits she had, or you could honor her [name_m]German[/name_m] culture with a [name_m]German[/name_m] name!!
[name_f][/name_f]Names starting with the letter U:
[name_f][/name_f]Names meaning bear/have bear associations:
[name_f][/name_f]Fall/November names:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hope[/name_f] you find a name that fits well!
Maybe…
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sula[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Artula
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ulla[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Susie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sascha[/name_m]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- nn teddy
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Winnifred[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] the Pooh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Callista[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- from [name_f]Callisto[/name_f], who was turned into a bear in Greek mythology
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Artemis[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- bears were one of her sacred animals
I adore the name Ursula! It’s so charming and lovely to say.
I also really like the names Ursuline & Ursa, both related to Ursula. I would try to call in love (lol) with one of these. I like the above suggestions of Bernadette or Theodora or just straight Teddy.
Wildcard: Saskia (meaning among other things Saxon - but Google says Hamburg was established to convert the Saxons so could be completely inappropriate - would need to investigate!)
[name_f]Ursuline[/name_f] is a middle that has potential to sound good with many first names. There’s also cute [name_f]Ursa[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f]Also meaning bear:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Bernita[/name_f], [name_f]Bernina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Arthurine[/name_f], [name_m]Artis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Elberen
There are more mainstream choices if you ever decide to look for a masculine name.
[name_f][/name_f]Associated with Hamburg:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elbe[/name_f] (river name); variant [name_f]Elba[/name_f].
Oh my goodness! I love the suggestion of [name_f]Elba[/name_f], my [name_f]Nanna[/name_f] used to play in the tunnel beneath the river.
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f] is so pretty [name_f][/name_f]!
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sula[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Ulura
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lura[/name_f]
[name_m]Artie[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rue[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Sellah
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Suri[/name_f]
Another way to honour your grandmother is through the famous musicians of Hamburg, including:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brahms[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Carl[/name_m] [name_m]Philipp[/name_m] [name_m]Bach[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Fanny[/name_f] (Frances) Mendelssohn (which would be perfect) – so many variations on [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
I like the idea of using places in/around Hamburg, [name_m]Germany[/name_m]! You could also use names from her favorite things (i.e. if she liked art, you could use the names of favorite artists)
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f] is an interesting honor name! [name_f][/name_f] I like the idea of [name_m]Orson[/name_m] for a boy, it means “bear” like [name_f]Ursula[/name_f] (and is related I believe). [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] or [name_m]Teddy[/name_m] would also be fun honors.
[name_f][/name_f]Also, have you heard of name days? [name_f][/name_f] I lately have been fascinated with the idea of using them somehow to honor loved ones’ names. [name_f][/name_f] Here[name_f][/name_f] is a link to Ursula’s name day details on behind the name [name_f][/name_f]- I think it might be fun to pick a name that relates to either her name day or maybe the name for her birthday’s day? [name_f][/name_f] Ursula’s name day in [name_m]Germany[/name_m] is [name_f]October[/name_f] 21, there’s lots of additional beautiful [name_m]German[/name_m] names that have other name days throughout the year (see here).
[name_f][/name_f]The initial U is hard to work with, but you could look at using her initials, or maybe [name_m]Boniface[/name_m] (patron saint of Germany), or some interest she had? [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Ursie[/name_f] is also super cute I think.
[name_f][/name_f]Good luck!
Offbeat suggestion, something that could lead to the nickname ‘Bear’? I’m reverse-engineering this from my own experience having a family member [name_f]Beverley[/name_f] with childhood nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m] and deciding whether I like Ursa/Ursula as an honour for that 