Tullia

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Tullia

Say it: TUL-ee-uh

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Meaning

Feminine of Tullius, a Roman family name of unknown origin.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

The name of Cicero's beloved daughter, occasionally revived in Renaissance Italy.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014per million babies of that sex
  • 16 babies given this name since 2004
  • At its height in 2014, about 1 in 297,300 girls
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
  2. The Renaissance1400 to 1600

Used by

LatinItalian

The family of the name

ItalianTullia

Famous bearers

  • Tullia, daughter of Cicero
  • Tullia d'Aragona, Italian Renaissance poet

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Where this comes from

  • Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
  • Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.