Tupelo

too-peh-lo

Native American place-name and tree name

"swamp tree"

Tupelo Origin and Meaning

The name Tupelo is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "swamp tree".

Tupelo, the name of a Mississippi city as well as a tree with soft, light wood that grows in the swamps of the south, attracted some attention as a first name via author Tupelo Hassman. The song Tupelo Honey also brought it some notoriety.