Ursula (urusura) in Japanese

The name Ursula in Japanese Katakana is ウルスラ which in romaji is urusura. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ursula in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is うるすら.

How do you write Ursula in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Ursula" is 瓜瑠璃, which is pronounced as "U-ru-ru-ri". This kanji name consists of two characters: 瓜 (u) meaning "melon" and 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli". Together, the characters form a compound meaning "lapis lazuli melon".

The western meaning of the name Ursula is "little bear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 熊里 (Kumari). It is pronounced ku-ma-ri and the kanji mean "bear" and "village".

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