Tulip

Flower name, from Persian

"turban"

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.

Popularity of the name Tulip

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Famous People Named Tulip

• 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

The name Tulip in Pop Culture

• 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
• Tulip Olsen main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”