Tallulah - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Tallulah \t(a)-llu-

is of Native American Indian origin, and its meaning 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.

Tallulah has 7 variant forms: Talley, Tallie, Tallula, Tally, Talula, Talulla and Tula.

Baby names that sound like Tallulah are Dalila and Delilah.

Tallulah is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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