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Tate or Tully?

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TheBleedinObvious · 19/08/2013 03:52

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).

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Chottie · 19/08/2013 04:12

Sorry, no to both.

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

KristinaM · 19/08/2013 05:00

Neither

kiwik · 19/08/2013 05:36

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 · 19/08/2013 05:36

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 · 19/08/2013 05:42

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 · 19/08/2013 05:45

Both yuck IMO.

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

meditrina · 19/08/2013 06:57

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 · 19/08/2013 06:59

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

buttercrumble · 19/08/2013 07:01

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

ChristineDaae · 19/08/2013 07:06

Definitely Tate.

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HorizontalRunningOnly · 19/08/2013 07:10

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

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curlew · 19/08/2013 07:21

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

carben · 19/08/2013 08:02

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.

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TheBleedinObvious · 19/08/2013 10:40

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?

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Bowlersarm · 19/08/2013 10:44

Tallulah?

ExitPursuedByABear · 19/08/2013 10:45

Tulisa?

TheAwfulDaughter · 19/08/2013 10:48

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BalloonSlayer · 19/08/2013 10:50

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

Tate makes me think of poor Sharon Tate. Sad

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 · 19/08/2013 10:54

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

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Onesleeptillwembley · 19/08/2013 11:17

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

Weegiemum · 19/08/2013 11:21

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 · 19/08/2013 11:41

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')

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