English word origin

Etymology of Lula

19th-century variant of Lulu, nickname of Louisa and Lucy. In rare cases, shortened from Tallulah.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A female given name. · Ellipsis of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

19th-century variant of Lulu, nickname of Louisa and Lucy. In rare cases, shortened from Tallulah.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A town and comune of Nuoro, region of Sardinia, Italy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Lula.

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Unadapted borrowing mentionLulait

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Source etymology 3

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name

A village and municipality of Levice district, Nitra, Slovakia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unadapted borrowing from Slovak Lula.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Unadapted borrowing mentionLulask

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Source etymology 4

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name

A city in Hall County and Banks County, Georgia, United States.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Possibly from the nickname of the daughter of Ferdinand Phinizy, a businessman who helped establish the city.

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