Tulip

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Submitted Name

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Gender Feminine
Usage English (Rare)
Pronounced Pron. TOO-lip, TYOO-lip
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified
Contributor Contrib.anonymous on 3/29/2008
Last Editor EditorHannah Ruth on 10/9/2017  [revision history]

Meaning & History

From the name of the flower. Ultimately from Persian dulband, "turban", from the shape of the opened flower.

As a given name, it has been occasionally used from the 19th century onwards.