Ulrika

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latinate feminine form of Ulrik. First recorded in Sweden in 1679. Cognate with Danish Ulrikke and German Ulrike.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɵl²riːka/

Proper noun

Ulrika c (genitive Ulrikas)

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes
  • Popularized by two queens of Sweden in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.

References
  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 41 597 females with the given name Ulrika living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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