TALLULAH  

Gender: F
Origin: Native American
Meaning: "leaping waters"

With memories of the outrageous actress Tallulah Bankhead fading, this hauntingly euphonious Choctaw name has re-entered the public domain; used by Demi and Bruce and by rocker Simon (Duran Duran) Le Bon, and now acceptable for all.

Variations:
Tallie, Tally, Lula, Talula, Lulu, Tali, Talley, Talli, Tallula, Talulla

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Tallulah is being discussed in our message boards:

• Favorites naming game for girls
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C... Girls!
• Names heard about town in the last week or so
• What about the name Tula?
• BABY NAME GAME - lots of kids, lots of questions!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Tallulah:

• THE CUTEST CELEBRITY BABY NAMES
• NEW YORK BABY NAMES: Big competition in the Big Apple
• NO EXPIRATION DATE ON NAMES
• EMMA'S DAUGHTERS
• MIDDLE NAMES: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX