Ulrika
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Ulrica
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)
- A female given name.
Usage notes
- Popularized by two queens of Sweden in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
Related terms
- Ulla
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.