At a Glance
- Meaning
- Named for its knobby, tuber-like roots
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- TOO-buh-rohz
Tuberose is a Latin girl's name meaning “named for its knobby, tuber-like roots”. It appears in our list of 200+ Botanical Baby Names for Nature-Loving Parents.
Meaning & Origin of Tuberose
Meaning: Named for its knobby, tuber-like roots.
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: People often assume 'tuberose' is a type of rose because of the word inside the name. Actually: Tuberose isn't related to roses at all — it comes from the Latin word for 'tuberous,' describing its root, not from 'rose.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tuberose
TOO-buh-rohzIPA /ˈtuːbəroʊz/
Popularity of Tuberose
Tuberose doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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