Tituba

Yoruba, Spanish, Latin

"atone; stammer; stagger"

Tituba Origin and Meaning

The name Tituba is a girl's name meaning "atone; stammer; stagger".

The name of a Barbadian enslaved woman who was one of the first people accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. It features in the 1952 play The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

The origin of this unusual name is debated. It may derive from a Yoruba verb meaning "to atone", from Spanish titubear