Tallulah

Pronunciation: tah-LOO-lə (key)

Origin of the name Tallulah:

A Choctaw name meaning "jumping water." The name was borne by actress Tallulah Bankhead (1903 - 68).

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Lulu, Lucy, Tally, Luly, Lulah, Talula

Meanings and history of the name Tallulah: | Edit

Choctaw Indian "leaping water"

Famous real-life people named Tallulah: | Edit

Tallulah Bankhead, actress;
Tallulah Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis & Demi Moore;

Tallulah in song, story & screen: | Edit

Tallulah is a character played by young Jodie Foster in Bugsy Malone (1976), a black and white musical gangster film played entirely with a child cast.

British band, Tallulah Gosh.

'Tallulah' is the name of a song by Tori Amos.

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