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Ulrika

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Swedish Ulrika and German Ulrike.

Proper noun

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Ulrika

  1. a female given name
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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɵl²riːka/
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Proper noun

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Ulrika c (genitive Ulrikas)

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] 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.