I know it’s not to everyone’s tastes, but I’m really loving the name [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] again lately.
It’s got the friendly, bubbly, approachable vibe I love in names (regardless of what style I happen to focus on), lends itself to cute NN options that I love, like [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] and [name_f]Lula/name_f, it sounds adorable with S/O’s surname, and it’s relatively easy to spell and pronounce.
I’m just concerned it may be a bit too “out there” ?
The only country I’ve found it ranking within the top 1000 is [name_f]England[/name_f] & [name_m]Wales[/name_m] and even there it’s not super high, with only 188 births. I can’t really find anything else for other countries, except the US where it’s well below the top 1000 mark.
With my family still having strong ties to [name_f]England[/name_f] and a large portion living there, the popularity overseas does make me feel like it’s a bit more usable, but at the end of the day, I still live in [name_u]North[/name_u] [name_u]America[/name_u], lol.
My other concern is that it might be a bit too upper-crusty/posh sounding? I don’t want it to sound like I’m trying too hard to sound aristocratic or something ridiculous.
So, TL;DR: Is [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] too out there? Too posh?
I personally don’t care for it.
It makes me think of something we’d name a calf. Like [name_f]Petunia[/name_f], [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f], [name_f]Gladys[/name_f], etc.
Maybe its just the way it rolls off the tongue.
But, that’s personal preference.
If you love it and keep coming back to it, I say go for it. Obviously you’re pulled toward it so maybe its meant to be. Also, the shortened nicknames of [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] or [name_f]Lula[/name_f] are ADORABLE.
I absolutely love [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], and don’t think it’s too out there, although I do live in [name_f]England[/name_f] (it’s actually too high for me haha). I don’t find her posh either, I associate the name with the character in Bugsy [name_m]Malone[/name_m], and I enjoy the bright, energetic, stylish, vintage feeling of [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]. I think it’s a name that people would remember (a good thing!), and very easily come to love on an actual child/person.
I love [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]!! It’s so lively, bubbly and sweet -full of flair but wearable! It reminds me of the more popular [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] but with a twist. I’ve actually met a couple of Tallulahs and they all wore it well
I live in the UK. I’ve never met, or heard of anyone called [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], but the name still seems familiar, so it doesnt seem ‘out there’ too much for me. Unused, but not unheard of. The sounds remind me of [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], soft, sweet and playful. I say go for it
I think that many names which might sound “posh” to British ears actually are the opposite for Americans. Names like [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], and, yes, [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], are all sort of aristocratic in [name_f]England[/name_f] but feel playful and spunky and sometimes almost goofy for Americans.
I just went and looked at the Telegraph birth announcements and these names fit what I’m talking about:
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] [name_f]Wanda[/name_f] [name_f]Petal[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Buffy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] & [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
These names might be posh in [name_f]England[/name_f], but they’re not at all here. I would think of very serious classic names as American “posh.” [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] might be a little high and mighty for a regular American girl, but [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] would fit in just fine.
I like [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], and know of one who spells it [name_f]Talullah[/name_f] and is 5 years old. She’s cheeky and mischievous, so that’s exactly how I view the name. Sweet, but mischievous. I had it on my list once upon a time but couldn’t really imagine myself using it, it’s not really pretentious, but I think it’s hard to wear.
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] is one I go back and forth on but right now I love it! It’s sweet and spunky, and I think simply ‘[name_f]Lu[/name_f]’ is an adorable nickname! I live in South [name_m]Wales[/name_m] so perhaps the fact it is more heard of in the UK is swaying me a bit.
I still think if you love it you should go for it though.
I like it! I know of a few little ones, actually — it’s around the #250 mark here in the UK so actually pretty well-used, but still fresh and fun.
I don’t find it too “posh” either — maybe once upon a time, but it’s solidly mainstream (but not overused) now so doesn’t have any class associations to me.
I think [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] is a sweet name! I live in the US and I don’t think it sounds posh at all - I knew more of its Native American roots than its popularity in the UK. I’ve never met a [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] but with familiar sounds in names like [name_f]Talia[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] etc, it definitely seems wearable to me!
I like [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] a lot! I agree with others who said it doesn’t sound posh to American ears, though I see where you’re coming from. I say go for it.
P.S. This spelling is usually associated with the [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] [name_u]River[/name_u] (plus waterfalls, lakes, etc) in [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]; it is supposedly a Creek or Choctaw word for “leaping water,” though that’s been disputed. So, [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] can be seen as a lovely, and very American, name. Talula/Talulla/Tallula are generally the modern versions of the Celtic saint Tuilelaith, and who knows, maybe the falls were named for her as well, but it’s hard to trace the exact origin when so much has been lost and/or was never recorded from our Native American communities and early US history.