Ursic Family History

Slovenian (Uršič) and Croatian (Uršić): metronymic from the female personal name Urša, a short form of Uršula (from Latin Ursula, a diminutive of ursa ‘she-bear’; see Urschel), or as a Slovenian surname only a patronymic from the male personal name Urh (see Urch).

Croatian (Ursić): patronymic from the old male personal name Urso of Italian origin (ultimately from Latin ursus ‘bear’) or a metronymic from the female personal name Ursa, a short form of Ursula (see above).