At a Glance: Name: Tulum – Meaning: wall, fence, or fortification – Origin: Yucatec Maya (place name) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: too-LOOM
Tulum is a Yucatec Maya (place name) boy's name meaning “wall, fence, or fortification”. It appears in our list of 200+ Geographical Baby Names Inspired by Places Around the World.
Meaning & Origin of Tulum
Meaning: Wall, fence, or fortification.
Origin: Yucatec Maya (place name).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tulum
Phonetic: too-LOOM IPA: /tuːˈluːm/
Popularity of Tulum
Tulum 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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