Ursula

In The Little Mermaid, Ursula was a sea witch who wanted revenge on King Triton. She offered his daughter, Ariel, the chance to become human in order to find her true love, Prince Eric. The contract stipulated that in exchange for her voice, Ariel had three days as a human. If Eric gave her true love's kiss within that time, she would permanently become human. If not, she would be bound to Ursula forever. When it appeared that Ariel would succeed, Ursula transformed herself into a woman, and put Eric under a spell, and convinced him that she was his true love, not Ariel. The enchantment was broken, but not in time for Eric to kiss Ariel. Ursula took Ariel prisoner, and King Triton offered himself and his trident in exchange for her freedom. Ariel and Eric fought back, and Eric succeeded in killing Ursula, freeing King Triton and the other merfolk that Ursula cursed over the years. Ursula had a sister named Morgana.

In ABC's Once Upon a Time, Ursula was once like Ariel.. a mermaid with a beautiful singing voice. She was the daughter of Poseidon, god of the sea. Ursula's mother was killed by pirates, and Poseidon used Ursula's voice to lure pirate ships towards dangerous rocks. Ursula tried to run away with the help of Captain Hook, but ultimately he helped Poseidon by using an enchanted shell to take her singing voice. In a rage, Ursula used her father's trident to turn herself into the sea monster she became. Ursula, along with Cruella DeVil, was swept into our world before the first curse when Snow White and Prince Charming took Maleficient's egg so the sorcerer's apprentice could ensure their child would be good. Ursula initially teamed up with Rumpelstiltskin to find the author, but Captain Hook reunited father and daughter and Ursula got her singing voice back. 

In Tomorrowland, Ursula Gernsback and her husband owned a store called Blast From the Past.

In the Miyazaki film Kiki's Delivery Service, Ursula was a friend of Kiki. Ursula was a painter who lived in a forest cottage. She invited Kiki to stay with her where she helped her to overcome depression.

In George of the Jungle, Ursula Stanhope was a wealthy heiress who traveled to Africa for one last adventure before her marriage. After being rescued from a lion by George, the two fell in love. She left her fiancé, Lyle, and married George. They had a son, George Jr. In the sequel, Ursula's mother hypnotized her, and convinced her that she had married Lyle, and brought her home. George eventually followed and kissed her, which broke the hypnosis.

Ursula is derived from the Latin word 'ursa', which refers to a female bear. It's usual meaning is 'little bear.' Ursula has never been in the top 1,000 names for girls in the U.S. In 2014 it was only given to 23 girls.

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