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“bear”
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Polish
01 / Meaning & origin
Ursus is a masculine given name documented in Polish and Latin. English Wiktionary records the meaning “bear”.
Meaning: “bear”
From ursus (“bear”).
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04 / Through time
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URSUS— “bear”
The bear was not in any remarkable favour at Rome; but the semi-Romans adopted Ursus as rather a favourite among their names. Ursus and Ursinus were early Gallic bishops; whence the Italian Orso and Orsino, the latter becoming the surname of the celebrated Roman family of Orsini. Ours is very common in Switzerland, in compliment to the bears of Berne.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section XVII (Wolves and Bears) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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