Of Norse, Scandinavian and German origin.
It is associated with Ulrika and Ursula. Ulla is used as an abbreviation of both of these names and may also stand on its own.
Ulla means “mighty”, “rich”.
Variant forms of the name are Ula, Hulda, Ulli, Ulrika, Ursula.
Famous bearers are Ulla Agneta-Jones, Ulla Essendrop, Ulla Jacopsson, Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs, Ulla Salzgeber.