Orsolya is a Hungarian variant of Ursula meaning "little bear" or "bear cub", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ''ursa'' "she-bear". Saint Ursula was a legendary virgin princess of the 4th century who was martyred by the Huns while returning from a pilgrimage. Today the story of Saint Ursula is overwhelmingly considered to be fiction. In England the saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and the name came into general use at that time. Famous Hungarian females who share the same given name: *

Orsolya Dersffy Baroness Orsolya Dersffy de Szerdahely (''Dersfy''; 1583 – 15 March 1619) was the first wife of the later Palatine Nikolaus, Count Esterházy. Family She was born in 1583 as the first daughter of Baron Ferenc Dersffy, who served as Master of th ...

(1583–1619), Hungarian noblewoman * Orsolya Drozdik (born 1946), Hungarian feminist visual artist *

Orsolya Herr Orsolya Herr (born 23 November 1984) is a former Hungarian handball goalkeeper. Career Club Started to play at the age of 12, she was first selected for her hometown club Tatabányai TSC. Two years later she was signed by Hungarian giants Győ ...

(born 1984), Hungarian handball player *

Orsolya Karalyos Orsolya Karalyos (born 18 May 1991 in Debrecen) is a former Hungarian handballer. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Silver Medallist'': 2010, 2011 *Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition fo ...

(born 1991), Hungarian handball player *

Orsolya Kasó Orsolya Kasó (born 22 November 1988) is a water polo goalkeeper from Hungary. She was part of the Hungarian team winning the bronze medal at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See also * Hungary women's Olympic water p ...

(born 1988), Hungarian female water polo goalkeeper * Orsolya Kocsis (born 1984), Hungarian fashion, glamour model *

Orsolya Nagy Orsolya Nagy (, born 17 November 1977) is a Hungarian fencer who competed in the women's individual sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry ...

(born 1977), Hungarian fencer *

Orsolya Szegedi Orsolya Szegedi (born 16 February 1989 in Kiskunhalas) is a former Hungarian handballer. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': 2008, 2010 *Magyar Kupa: **''Winner'': 2007, 2008, 2010 *EHF Champions League: **''Semifinalist'': 2007, ...

(born 1989), Hungarian handball player *

Orsolya Takács Orsolya Takács (born 20 May 1985) is a Hungarian female water polo player. She plays for Bologna in the Italian Championship and is also member of the Hungarian national team. Among her successes on club level are two Hungarian Championship ...

(born 1985), Hungarian water polo player *

Orsolya Tóth Orsolya Tóth (born 20 November 1981) is a Hungarian actress. She has appeared in 26 films since 2002. She played the title role in the film ''Johanna'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Selec ...

(born 1981), Hungarian actress *

Orsolya Vérten Orsolya Vérten (born 22 July 1982) is a Hungarian retired handballer who played for the Hungarian national team. She made her international debut in 2002 and participated in the European Championship in the same year, finishing fifth. She pl ...

(born 1982), Hungarian handball player

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