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The first syllable is not mellifluous, not that "sula" is much better.

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Ursula and Ermentrude sound related. They are both very vintage and not my usual style at all.

Ursula is sleek and slippery. It reminds me more of an otter than a bear.

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I would give Ursula a sister named Minerva.

It’s pretty but I don’t see it ever becoming popular in English speaking countries. I knew a girl named Ursula but she was from Sweden and the name is more common there. As for a sibling I’d think I’d use Ingrid, Greta, or Agnes.

Personally, for me in real life it's too out there (one of my favorite go to movies is George of the Jungle and the main female lead is named Ursula because she comes from a over the top wealthy background so it's got that connection plus The Little Mermaid villianess) so I don't see me using it ever. Even for an animal.

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However, that being said, I do love it using it in literature. I would pair it with more dramatic style names as it's got that certain theatre or artsy vibe or Victorian gothic type names.

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Ursula & Amaranthe was the first combo in my mind.

I love Ursula. I'd use it for a real kid and everything. But any kid of mine would for sure be chubby, because of epigenetics. Would that be cruel??

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I agree that a sister would need something with as much power.

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Ursula & Ingrid
Ursula & Eudora
Ursula & Octavia
Ursula & Theodora
Ursula & Ariadne
Ursula & Cornelia
Ursula & Cora
Ursula & Rosamond
Ursula & Millicent

I don't like it very much - I find the sound unattractive. It feels foreboding, very serious, unpersonable, frosty, hard.

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Ursula, Gustav, and Dagmar.

I adore Ursula. It’s such a dramatic, sturdy name.

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Ursula and Gudrun are sisters in D.H. Lawrence’s novels The Rainbow and Women in Love; I love that sibset.

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Ursula & Perpetua
Ursula & Phyllida
Ursula & Cressida
Ursula & Dagmar
Ursula & Frederica
Ursula & Elfrida
Ursula & Sabina
Ursula & Eudora
Ursula & Gwendolen
Ursula & Eustacia
Ursula & Leopoldine
Ursula & Zenobia
Ursula & Edwina
Ursula & Hypatia
Ursula & Agatha

Ursula is a name I thought was ugly a few months ago and after reading all the positive comments of it on here one day I fell in love! The meaning is precious, it’s uncommon but familiar, it’s fantastic. However, I don’t think I would ever consider it for a child, but I did add it to my ‘future cats’ list. I had the idea of cat sisters called Ursula Tamsin, Muriel Elspeth & Eulalie Bronwen :)

It's beautiful, elegant, and very lovely.

I like it!

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Ursula & Octavia
Ursula & Dragana
Ursula & Thalassa
Ursula & Hippolyta
Ursula & Gwenhwyfar
Ursula & Gwenfrewi
Ursula & Morrigan
Ursula & Agnieszka
Ursula & Khadija
Ursula & Medea
Ursula & Agnès
Ursula & Hecate
Ursula & Nausicaa
Ursula & Sibyl

I've always quite liked Ursula, such a strong name and I find it rather appealing.
For a sibling perhaps Veronica, Moira, or Tatiana.

Don't like it at all

I like it better witht he German pronunciation, but not well enough to every consider using it.

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I knew a Deirdre whose real-life sister Ursula was called Ursh by her family. Enough to put any thinking person off it for life.

I think it's alright...though I would not name a child this as they would definitely be teased.

I love Ursula. I have always loved Ursula. I will always love Ursula.

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No references to "sea witches" will stop me!

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That said, Ursula's siblings need to have equally unconventional, or even whimsical, names. No Marys, Catherines, Johns, or Michaels here - bring on the Potterverse!

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Elektra, Percival, Roland, Morgana... the more magical (not so much "hippie"), the better!