Ulla

Ulla is a given name. It is short for Ursula in German-speaking countries and Ulrika/Ulrikke in Scandinavian countries. As of 31 December 2011, there were 61,043 females named Ulla in Sweden, with the name being most popular during the 1930s and 40s, and as of 7 June 2010, there were 25,959 females named Ulla in Finland, most born between 1940 and 1979.

People

Pre-20th century

Ulla (Talmudist) (3rd-4th centuries AD), a rabbi mentioned in the Talmud
Ulla Adlerfelt (1736–1765), Swedish painter and noble, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Ulla von Höpken (1749–1810), Swedish lady-in-waiting, leading socialite and noble
Ulrika Pasch (1735–1796), Swedish painter and miniaturist also known as Ulla Pasch
Johanna Ulrica Ulla Stenberg (1792–1858), Swedish damask maker
Ulla Tessin (1711–1768), Swedish lady-in-waiting, letter writer, dilettante artist and countess, relative of Ulla von Höpken

Modern period

Ulla Andersson (born 1946), Swedish former high fashion model and ex-wife of music producer Quincy Jones
Ulla Andersson (politician) (born 1963), Swedish politician
Ulla Anttila (born 1963), Finnish politician
Ursula Ulla Burchardt (born 1954), German politician
Ulla Dinger (born 1955), Swedish mathematician
Ulla Essendrop (born 1976), Danish television presenter
Ulla Hahn (born 1946), German poet and novelist
Ulla Håkanson (born 1937), Swedish equestrian and Olympic medalist
Ulla Hoffmann (born 1942), Swedish politician
Ulla Isaksson (1916–2000), Swedish author and screenplay writer
Ulla Jacobsson (1929–1982), Swedish actress
Ursula Ulla Jelpke (born 1951), German journalist and politician
Ulla Jürß (1923-?), German concentration camp guard convicted of war crimes
Ulla Engeberg Killias (1945–1995), Swedish-born painter
Ulla Lindkvist (1939–2015) Swedish orienteering competitor, first individual female world champion
Ulla Lindström (1909–1999), Swedish journalist and politician, first woman acting Prime Minister of Sweden
Ulla Lock (1934–2012), Danish film actress
Ulla Löfgren (born 1943), Swedish politician
Ulla Mitzdorf (1944–2013), German scientist in diverse fields
Ulla Orring (born 1926), Swedish politician
Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman (born 1971), Sami joik singer from Angeli, Finland
Ulla Poulsen (1905–2001), Danish ballerina and actress
Ulla Preeden (born 1980), Estonian geologist, academic and politician
Ulla Saar (born 1975), Estonian illustrator, product designer, graphic artist, and interior designer
Ulla Salzgeber (born 1958), German equestrian and Olympic (team) champion
Ulla Sandbæk (born 1943), Danish politician
Ursula Ulla Schmidt (born 1949), German politician, former Federal Minister for Health
Ulla Sjöblom (1927–1989), Swedish film actress
Ulla Smidje (1925–1972), Swedish actress
Ulla Strand (1943–2007), Danish badminton player, member of the Badminton Hall of Fame
Ulla Strömstedt (1939–1986), Swedish-born actress
Ulla Tørnæs (born 1962), Danish politician, former Minister for Education and former Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark
Ulla Trenter (1936–2019), Swedish author
Ulla Vuorela (1945–2011), Finnish professor of social anthropology
Ulla Weigerstorfer (born 1967), Austrian Miss World pageant winner in 1987
Ulla Werbrouck (born 1972), Belgian politician and Olympic judo champion
Ulla Wester (born 1953), Swedish politician

Biblical figures

Ulla, an Asherite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:39 in the Bible

Fictional characters

Ulla (The Producers), in Mel Brooks' film and musical The Producers
Ulla Winblad, in many of Carl Michael Bellman's works

Other meanings

Úlla, or Oola, a village in County Limerick, Ireland

References

↑ Flicknamn.net. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
↑ The Population Information System of Finland

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[1] Flicknamn.net. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[2] The Population Information System of Finland