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What does Tallulah mean?
Tallulah ▲ as a girls' name is of Native American Indian origin, and the meaning of Tallulah is "leaping water". Related to the Choctaw word for water, "oka". The Choctaws lived near the Tallulah waterfall, which derives its name from the Hitchiti (Creek) Indian word for "town". The name also possibly derives from a Gaelic name meaning "fruitful woman". Actress Tallulah Bankhead (20th century), was raised in the American South not far from Georgia's Tallulah Falls. The name had been in her family for a while, and she was named after her paternal grandmother.
ASSOCIATED WITH water, gaelic, 20th century (modern)
Variations
VARIANTS Talley, Tallie, Tallula, Tally, Talula, Talulla, Tula
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Tallulah?
Tallulah is a rare given name for women. Tallulah is a unique last name too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Tallulah entered the list in 2009 and reached its apex position of #1272 in the U.S. in 2017, and is at #1281 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other popular related form of Tallulah (#1281 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) is Tula. These relations of Tallulah reached the top of their popularity less than a decade ago (USAGE OF 0.01%) and have remained as common to this day (USAGE 0.01%, DOWN 2%). Tallulah is the most contemporarily stylish name for newborns here.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aaliyah▲, Adellah, Allinah, Allydah (see Alida), Allynah, Allysah, Beaulah, Beulah▼, Callula, Carlah, Carleah, Daliyah, Delilah▲, Galilah, Gelilah, Geulah, Halah, Halimah, Hallelujah, Jaeleah, Jamilah, Jaylah, Kailah, Kalah, Kalilah, Kamilah▲, Kamillah, Karlah, Kaylah▼, Kelulah, Kylilah, Laliah, Malcah, Maleah▲, Marleah, Nabilah, Pallmirah (see Palma), Saleemah, Salmah, Tahlia, Tajah, Talea, Taleah, Talena, Talia▲, Taliah, Talicia, Talija, Talina, Talisa, Talisha, Talita, Talitha, Tallbot, Tallee, Tallia, Tallya, Talma, Talmah, Talona, Talora, Tamrah, Tanjela (see Tangela), Taoimah (see Taima), Tarah▼, Tarrah, Tatyanah, Taura, Tayla▼, Tsilah, Tullia, Twilla, Twylla, Tzilah and Zillah. These names tend to be more frequently used than Tallulah.
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