Meaning and Origin
What does the name Tulip mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from South Carolina, U.S. says the name Tulip is of English origin and means "Beautiful Flower".
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Tulip is of English origin and means "Spring flower".
Etymology: F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan, It. tulipano tulipa, from Turk. tulbend dulbend, literally, a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban. See Turban
- Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From French tulipe, from earlier tulipan, from Turkish tülbent (“fine muslin, turban”), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), also the root of turban.
- A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
- The flower of this plant.
tulip was also found in the following language(s): Volapük