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Gender: Female Meaning of Tulip: "turban" Origin of Tulip: Flower name, from Persian

Tulip Origin and Meaning

The name Tulip is a girl's name of Turkish origin meaning "turban".

One of the most unusual flower names, Tulip is cute but tough to pull off as a first. It has some celebrity cred via Charlie Tamara Tulip, twin daughter of Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell. It derives from Persian dulband "turban", due to the distinctive shape of the flowers.

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Famous People Named Tulip

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Tulip Joshi, Indian actress
Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, British MP
Tulip Victoria Khaury Stewart (b. 1971), daughter of singer Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki
Charlie Tamara Tulip O'Connell (b. 2009), daughter of actors Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell
Tulipa Ruiz, Brazilian singer and song-writer

Pop Culture References for the name Tulip

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Tulip (Gundernay), character in The Sailor's Return (1925) by David Garnett; wife of the sailor William Targett and daughter to King Gaze-oh of Dahomey
Tulip "Hope" Yancey, main character in 'Hope was Here' by Joan Bauer
Priscilla-Jean Henrietta "Tulip" O'Hare, character in DC's Preacher comics
Tulip Jones, character in the Alex Rider spy novel series by Anthony Horowitz
Tulip, character in Warner Bros. film "Storks"
Tulip Karasu, a character in Hogwarts Mystery

Comments

penelope_lynson Says:

2020-06-08T12:06:57

I'm sure this is not Turkish.

NimbleNymph Says:

2020-06-05T16:38:09

Tulip is adorable! It's my mother's favorite flower, so I'm thinking about using it to honor her. Might be a little too out there though... maybe as a middle? Love the nickname Tulie!

Raincove Says:

2019-06-07T13:36:30

There's this Cartoon Network short called Infinity Train about a girl called Tulip. That's why I like the name because of her

Mamaof4Hope Says:

2016-05-20T18:01:17

My youngest is named Tulip!
It seems a little exotic but honestly I've never heard anything but compliments on it, maybe people are just being polite? ;)

caetano Says:

2016-01-05T04:04:30

Fav flower name

Lola Says:

2015-11-11T04:18:30

I am just picturing a teacher calling roll in like a seventh grade math class.
"Tulip Smith?"
A little too out there.
Cute for a pet though!

Kate_Kat_Bar Says:

2015-02-12T02:12:39

There's a girl named Tulip at my highschool! Granted, it's not her full name (she's Asian and her name is so hard to pronounce that she just introduces herself as this- she's very nice :)), but it at least puts it in the realm of possibility for me. I think it's rather cute.

lesliemarion Says:

2015-02-12T01:41:14

It does not seem substantial enough for a human being, but great for a dog or cat.

elifsu Says:

2014-11-24T15:17:16

Tulip is not Turkish. Turkish meaning of Tulip is Lale :)

Theodora_Phoenix Says:

2014-04-25T23:15:21

I love this name! I've been looking for more flower names. So far, I love Violet, Rose, Blossom, Amaryllis, Daisy, Flower, Petal and Tulip!