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Urso
m.
Latin
ursus
'(he-)bear'.
The name of a 3rd C martyr and two 6th C French and Italian saints.
England
Latin
●
1185x1186
Ursi
(
gen
)
PR-XXXVI
p. 20
France
Latin
●
1090x1101
Urso
(
nom
)
CartStPC
XLIII
;
1107
Ursone
(
abl
)
ibid.
XVII
;
1123
Ursus
(
nom
)
CartYonne1
CXXXVI
;
c1140
Urso
(
nom
)
CartNDdOurscamp
XCVIII
◑
628
Ursinus
(
nom
)
DCEL-2
CCXLV
;
697
Ursinus
(
nom
)
ibid.
Add. IX
;
699
Ursinus
(
nom
)
Chart7th
p. 570
Middle French
◑
1567
Ursin
RegPCC-1
p. 299
Germany
Latin
●
811
Vrsus
(
nom
)
UrkStyria
4
;
819
Vrsus
(
nom
)
ibid.
5
Middle French
●
1548
Urs
MHCG2
316
Early New High German
●
1555
Urs
(
nom
)
MHCG2
335
Italy
Latin
●
827
Urso
(
abl
)
FRA-XXXL
11
;
959
Urso
(
dat
)
RegSAp
1
,
Ursus
(
nom
)
ibid.
1
;
961
ursi
(
gen
)
CDC-II
CCXII
,
urso
(
abl
)
ibid.
CCXII
;
994
Ursoni
(
dat
)
RCI-Cam1
4
;
1018
ursi
(
gen
)
CDC-II
DCCVIII
;
1424
Ursone
(
abl
)
CatTir1
77
◑
1521
Orsini
(
gen
)
VitAs2
III
Switzerland
Early New High German
●
1553
Ursen
(
gen
)
MHCG2
330
;
1554
Urs
(
nom
)
ibid.
331
Cite as:
S.L. Uckelman. "Urso". In S.L. Uckelman, ed.
The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources
, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Urso.