Girl's name
Tuilelaith
“ta-LOO-la”
'abundance of sovereignty' or 'lady of abundance'
The story behind the name
Two abbesses of Kildare bore this name in the 9th and 10th centuries. Its resemblance to the American Tallulah, which comes from a Choctaw place-name, is pure coincidence, but a happy one.
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