Tate or Tully?

[TheBleedinObvious]

Opinions? For a girl. They go very nicely with our surname which is feminine so sets off the masculinity.

Also any names similar. I also like Kate but it is too popular (and dated imo).

[Chottie]

Sorry, no to both.

Tate makes me think of Tate & Lyle sugar manufacturers and Tully sounds more like a surname....

[KristinaM]

Neither

[kiwik]

Ooh, neither for a girl.
I know a little boy Tate, and an adult Tate (also male), but don't think it's a very feminine name at all.
And Tully is just a bid odd and surnamey. And is making me think of that big monster in Monsters Inc for some reason.

[kiwik]

The Monsters Inc monster is Sully - that's why I was thinking it! Knew it hadn't popped into my head completely willy-nilly...

[deXavia]

I actually like Tate but only if you can deal with people not liking it or considering it 'odd'
Tully I really don't like - makes me think of Tulisa ie the X factor judge who was done for drug dealing!
What about Cate as a compromise between Kate and Tate?

[Madamecastafiore]

Both yuck IMO.

Tate is a boys name and Tully is the surname of the actress who played Michelle Fowler!

[meditrina]

I wouldn't use either on a girl, and probably not Tully at all.

(Together they do come across as an homage to actors Catherine and Michelle).

[SorrelForbes]

I know a Tully in the US. She's 7

[buttercrumble]

Sorry don't like Tully at all, Tate is better but there are much nicer names out there.

[ChristineDaae]

Definitely Tate.

[HorizontalRunningOnly]

Neither they are boy sounding names unless ur American and live in America where u might get away with Tate for a boy / sorry!

[curlew]

Neither. And is Kate popular? I don't think I know any little Kates?

[carben]

Tully is a nickname for Natalie (or at least it was in the book by Paullina Simons). I quite like actually. Tate not so much.

[TheBleedinObvious]

Ok so not popular then.

Kate is a bit dated as i have known quite a few aged 15-40 years. I will think about Cate.

How about Tatum?

I'm surprised people don't like Tully. I see it as pretty close to Lily and Ali and other short names ending with -ee sound but not as feminine as those.

Any ideas of a full name which could have Tully as a nickname?

[Bowlersarm]

Tallulah?

[ExitPursuedByABear]

Tulisa?

[BalloonSlayer]

Tully makes me think of Susan Tully from Eastenders ('Chelle)

Tate makes me think of poor Sharon Tate.

TBH I clicked on here because I saw the link on most active, and had the following thought process:

Tate or Tully? God hope that isn't a baby name thread, hope it's a dog or which surname to use. [click] Christ! It IS a baby name thread! Poor little boy [Thread comes up] Ay carumba! It's for a GIRL!!

[thistlelicker]

Neither sorry! And Kate just reminded me of the princess!

[Onesleeptillwembley]

Neither, not just ridiculous, but ugly as well. Why would you?

[Weegiemum]

balloonslayer you just reported my entire thought process on seeing the thread!

Please neither. Tate seems very masculine and I only ever knew one Tully, and hat was a friend's boy guinea pig and she made the name up.

[singersgirl]

Although this might be a rather esoteric point, Tully is an old-fashioned way of referring to the Roman orator and writer Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) so is used a lot as a man's name in Shakespeare etc. Even if it wasn't, I still don't think it's very attractive - makes me think of tummy and belly rolled into one, Teletubbies, tubby, telly, bully, sully (as in 'to make dirty' or 'spoil')