Ulla
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Ulla may refer to:
- Ulla, short for the name UrsulaUrsulaUrsula is a female given name of Latin origin, meaning "little female bear". Ursula may refer to:-People:*Saint Ursula, Christian saint*Ursula , feminine given name derived from the Latin language-Fiction characters:...
in German-speaking countries - Ulla, short for the name Ulrika in Scandinavian countries
- Ulla, a common first name for women in Scandinavian countries. For example, as of June 7, 2010, The Population Information System of Finland lists 25,959 Ullas, most born between 1940-1979 The Population Information System of Finland
- Ulla, an Asherite mentioned in 1 ChroniclesBooks of ChroniclesThe Books of Chronicles are part of the Hebrew Bible. In the Masoretic Text, it appears as the first or last book of the Ketuvim . Chronicles largely parallels the Davidic narratives in the Books of Samuel and the Books of Kings...
7:39 in the Hebrew Bible - Ulla (Talmud)Ulla (Talmud)Ulla or Ulla was a Jewish Talmudist and one of the leading Halakhic amoraim in the Land of Israel during the latter part of the third and in the beginning of the fourth centuries CE ....
, a rabbi mentioned in the Talmud - Ulla (The Producers), a main character in Mel Brooks' film and musical The Producers
- Ulla, a sound made by the Martians in H. G. Wells' novel The War of the WorldsThe War of the WorldsThe War of the Worlds is an 1898 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells.The War of the Worlds may also refer to:- Radio broadcasts :* The War of the Worlds , the 1938 radio broadcast by Orson Welles...
and its adaptations - Ulla (instrument)Ulla (instrument)The ulla is a traditional Korean percussion instrument comprising a set of ten small tuned gongs in a wooden frame. The gongs are struck with a beater.The ulla is derived from the Chinese yunluo....
, a traditional Korean percussion instrument - Ulla (river) in Galicia (Spain)
- Ulla, a part of NohraNohraNohra is a municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Utzberg was incorporated by Nohra....
, a municipalityMunicipalityA municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Weimarer LandWeimarer LandWeimarer Land is a Kreis in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the district Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Saale-Holzland and the district-free city Jena, the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Ilm-Kreis, and the district-free city Erfurt...
district of ThuringiaThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. - Ulla, Norway, a small fishing community on the island of Haramsøy, Norway
- Unified Link-Layer API, a software interface for applications to interact with wireless adapters in a mobile terminal
- Ulla LindströmUlla LindströmUlla Gunilla Lindström, née Wohlin , was a Swedish journalist and Politician . She was Minister of Family- Consumption- Aid and Immigration...
- Ulla StrömstedtUlla StrömstedtUlla Strömstedt was a Swedish-born actress who appeared in several films and television shows. Her credits include The Rat Patrol, I Spy and Flipper, as well as a couple of guest appearances on the 1960s sitcom Hogan's Heroes.Strömstedt studied post-baccalaureate in Stockholm, language and art at...
- Ulla WinbladUlla WinbladUlla Winblad was a semi-fictional character in many of Carl Michael Bellman's works. Ulla Winblad was, or at least inspired by, Maria Kristina Kiellström .Ulla Winblad was described as a goddess of sex, worshiped and adored, but not respected...
- Ulla von HöpkenUlla von HöpkenUlla von Höpken, later von Wright, née von Fersen , was a Swedish lady-in-waiting and noble...
- Mount UllaMount UllaMount Ulla is a sharp peak between Meserve and Hart Glaciers in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. The summit is a knife-edge ridge which drops away on both sides. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59, after one of the Norse Vanir gods....
, a peak in the Asgard mountain range, Antarctica - Mount Ulla TownshipMount Ulla Township, Rowan County, North CarolinaMount Ulla Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 1,397 according to the 2000 census and is currently the smallest township in Rowan County by population....
, a community in Rowan County, North Carolina - Ulla (Joseph Spah's dog) a German Shepherd dog who died in the Hindenburg DisasterHindenburg disasterThe Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey...
See also
- Ulla Ulla National ReserveUlla Ulla National ReserveThe Ulla Ulla National Reserve - which today is part of Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area - was created in 1972 with an extension of 240,000 ha, a biosphere reserve located in the Franz Tamayo Province, in the Department of La Paz in western Bolivia.The Reserve is on the high Andean...
in Bolivia - ULLAdubULLA, an alternate version of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
- UlulationUlulationA is a long, wavering, high-pitched vocal sound resembling a howl with a trilling quality. It is produced by emitting a high pitched loud voice accompanied with a rapid movement of the tongue and the uvula. The term ululation is an onomatopoeic word derived from Latin...