Urs (given name)

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Urs is a masculine given name. From the Latin name Ursus , the name means "bear". It is a popular name in German-speaking Switzerland due to the historical veneration of Saint Ursus in Switzerland.

There is a community in Mysore/Bengaluru with the last name Urs. Urs means king in the local language. They were the leaders of the village in the old age. The Mysore dynasty also had very confident employees from this community and few became part of the King family. The current Mysore scion king was adopted from the Urs community. This is a small community of around 500,000 across the globe.

Notable people with the name include:

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