Tuberose: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tuberose – 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

Phonetic: TOO-buh-rohz   IPA: /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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