At a Glance: Name: Tucson – Meaning: at the base of the black mountain – Origin: O'odham – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: TOO-sahn
Tucson is an O'odham unisex name meaning “at the base of the black mountain”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Tucson
Meaning: At the base of the black mountain.
Origin: O'odham.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tucson
Phonetic: TOO-sahn IPA: /ˈtuːsɒn/
Popularity of Tucson
Tucson 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.
Lists That Include Tucson
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