Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tallulah

/təˈlu.lə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: tal-lu-lah
IPA: /təˈlu.lə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the parish seat of Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States.

name

A female given name.

Example Sentences

"Sixty-three-year-old Tallulah Bankhead joined the British studio’s monstrous regiment as the religious fanatic who terrorises her dead son’s girlfriend in Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Cherokee Tallulah, name of a river in Georgia. See etymology section of Wikipedia article Tallulah River.

Inflected Forms

Talulah (alternative)

Rhymes With

hula lula missoula ula beulah chula eula tula abdulla valenzuela shula mula

Questions

How do you pronounce tallulah?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈlu.lə/.
What does tallulah mean?: A city, the parish seat of Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Where does tallulah come from?: Borrowed from Cherokee Tallulah, name of a river in Georgia. See etymology section of Wikipedia article Tallulah River.

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