Tuvalu: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tuvalu – Meaning: eight standing together – Origin: Tuvaluan – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: too-VAH-loo


Tuvalu is a Tuvaluan unisex name meaning “eight standing together”. It appears in our list of 200+ Island Baby Names for Families Who Love the Sea.

Meaning & Origin of Tuvalu

Meaning: Eight standing together.

Origin: Tuvaluan.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Tuvalu

Phonetic: too-VAH-loo   IPA: /tuːˈvɑːluː/

Popularity of Tuvalu

Tuvalu 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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