Is her name Ursula? And I called to mind the little girl who had tried to give some bread to the hungry John Halifax, and whose cry of pain we heard as the door shut upon her. Poor little lady! how sorry I was.
orig. Ursula Kroeber born Oct. 21, 1929, Berkeley, Calif., U.S. U.S. writer of science fiction and fantasy. The daughter of Alfred L. Kroeber and educated at Radcliffe College, she was influenced by the methods of anthropology and often included highly detailed descriptions of alien societies in her works. Among her novels are The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), The Word for World Is Forest (1972), The Dispossessed (1974), and Always Coming Home (1985) and the Earthsea series. She also wrote several volumes of essays on feminist issues, writing, and other topics
orig. Ursula Kroeber born Oct. 21, 1929, Berkeley, Calif., U.S. U.S. writer of science fiction and fantasy. The daughter of Alfred L. Kroeber and educated at Radcliffe College, she was influenced by the methods of anthropology and often included highly detailed descriptions of alien societies in her works. Among her novels are The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), The Word for World Is Forest (1972), The Dispossessed (1974), and Always Coming Home (1985) and the Earthsea series. She also wrote several volumes of essays on feminist issues, writing, and other topics
flourished 4th century, Rome; feast day October 21 Legendary leader of a band of virgins martyred by the Huns. The number of virgins was originally 11, but, as the story was retold over the years, it increased to 11,000. According to the 13th-century Golden Legend, Ursula was an English princess who went on a pilgrimage to Rome with 11,000 virgins and was martyred with them on the homeward journey. Ursula is the patron saint of the order of St. Ursula (Ursulines), a congregation of nuns dedicated to educating girls
ursula
الواصلة
Ur·su·la
التركية النطق
ırsılı
النطق
/ˈərsələ/ /ˈɜrsələ/
علم أصول الكلمات
() Name of a fourth century saint, from Latin ursa (“female bear”) and -ula (diminutive suffix), meaning "little she-bear".