He learned that the amendment was ratified after three-fourths of the states backed it in December 1865. Four remaining states all eventually ratified the amendment -- except for Mississippi. Mississippi voted to ratify the amendment in 1995 but failed to make it official by notifying the U.S. Archivist.
[ syll. u-le, ul-e ] The baby girl name Ule is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced AHL- â . Ule has its origins in the English language. The name Ule means 'one who shoulders burdens'. A form of Ule is the name Ulle.
[Middle English wil, from Old North French, from Old Norse vÄl, trick, or of Low German origin. These nouns denote means for achieving an end by indirection or deviousness. Wile suggests deceiving and entrapping a victim by playing on his or her weak points: Eve yielded to the wiles of the arch tempter (James Joyce).