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 , a rabbi mentioned in the Talmud
- Ulla Adlerfelt, Swedish painter and noble, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
- Ulla von Höpken, Swedish lady-in-waiting, leading socialite and noble
- Ulrika Pasch, Swedish painter and miniaturist also known as Ulla Pasch
- Johanna Ulrica Ulla Stenberg, Swedish damask maker
- Ulla Tessin, Swedish lady-in-waiting, letter writer, dilettante artist and countess, relative of Ulla von Höpken
Modern period
- Ulla Andersson, Swedish former high fashion model and ex-wife of music producer Quincy Jones
- Ulla Andersson , Swedish politician
- Ulla Anttila, Finnish politician
- Ursula Ulla Burchardt, German politician
- Ulla Dinger, Swedish mathematician
- Ulla Essendrop, Danish television presenter
- Ulla Hahn, German poet and novelist
- Ulla Håkanson, Swedish equestrian and Olympic medalist
- Ulla Hoffmann, Swedish politician
- Ulla Isaksson, Swedish author and screenplay writer
- Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress
- Ursula Ulla Jelpke, German journalist and politician
- Ulla Jürß, German concentration camp guard convicted of war crimes
- Ulla Engeberg Killias, Swedish-born painter
- Ulla Lindkvist Swedish orienteering competitor, first individual female world champion
- Ulla Lindström, Swedish journalist and politician, first woman acting Prime Minister of Sweden
- Ulla Lock, Danish film actress
- Ulla Löfgren, Swedish politician
- Ulla Mitzdorf, German scientist in diverse fields
- Ulla Orring, Swedish politician
- Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman, Sami joik singer from Angeli, Finland
- Ulla Poulsen, Danish ballerina and actress
- Ulla Preeden, Estonian geologist, academic and politician
- Ulla Saar, Estonian illustrator, product designer, graphic artist, and interior designer
- Ulla Salzgeber, German equestrian and Olympic champion
- Ulla Sandbæk, Danish politician
- Ursula Ulla Schmidt, German politician, former Federal Minister for Health
- Ulla Sjöblom, Swedish film actress
- Ulla Strand, Danish badminton player, member of the Badminton Hall of Fame
- Ulla Strömstedt, Swedish-born actress
- Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician, former Minister for Education and former Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark
- Ulla Trenter, Swedish author
- Ulla Vuorela, Finnish professor of social anthropology
- Ulla Weigerstorfer, Austrian Miss World pageant winner in 1987
- Ulla Werbrouck, Belgian politician and Olympic judo champion
- Ulla Wester, Swedish politician
Biblical figures
- Ulla, an Asherite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:39 in the Bible
Fictional characters
- Ulla, 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