Sullivan/Sully nn

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I think that this is the name for my son. Just wanted to know what you all thought. Thanks in advance.

@Mavedrai

I like it -- it has a certain rugged masculinity. (Probably because I associate it with "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.")

Me too! I loved that show back in the day.

Anyway OP, i like it. Its sort of different but familiar at the same time.

I quite like Sullivan as a surname but not a first name. Sully has an unpleasant meaning 'to soil or stain'. It also sounds like a cross between sulky and sullen.

Solomon nn Sol or Solly would be better IMO. Or Sunny as nn for Sullivan.

I tend more towards traditional names but Sullivan is one of the few surnames used as first names that I think sounds pretty nice (others are Jensen, Harrison, Sampson and Maxwell). Like pp suggested though, I'd use the nn Sunny (Sonny) personally - Sully is very Monster Inc or famous Pilot to me, although I suppose nn's don't matter much.

Awful.

I love surnames as first names and do love Sullivan but it’s my surname so can’t go for that one 🤣🤣.

The Hudson River landing is my first association.

Personally I like the name

Yes was on our boy shortlist

I love the name sully

I quite like it.

Sullivan is English spelling of
Súilleibheán / Súilleimheán which is probably the global name Suleiman (Solomon).
It's an epic name. Go for it.

Thanks for the positive comments, Sonny probably would be a better nickname

"Súil" would be a lovely nn - it means "hope" as well as "eye".
And Sullivan in Irish is spelt "Súilleabhán" - I muddled up the spelling on my earlier post..

I have a friend who's name is Sully. Her full name is Sultana (Bangladeshi)

The new Noah. Very popular and will date

@Yennefer19

I don't know, Sullivan Sullivan has a sort of ring to it

@August20 😂😂 that is very true

@ Shankayak
Never heard of a link with Solomon?

@LizzieAnt

@ Shankayak Never heard of a link with Solomon?

Me neither

As far as I'm aware it's an anglicisation of the Irish 'súil' which means 'eye' and 'dubh' which means 'black'. So a person with dark eyes.

Nothing to do with Solomon.

I just don't think the usual explanations for Súilleabhán are plausible. Suleiman OTOH seems compelling to me.

Right so

@ShanKayak

I just don't think the usual explanations for Súilleabhán are plausible. Suleiman OTOH seems compelling to me.

Of course they are. Lots of surnames are descriptive in both Irish and English.

I'm not buying the Sulieman link at all. Sullivan/O'Sullivan/Súilleabhan is a fine old Munster name.

So a brown-eyed handsome man sailed over the sea to Munster and fell in love with a Kerry girl. They called their baby after his dad. Or his brown eyes. I say the dad, you say the eyes. Cibé.

Well, brown-eyed handsome men are always very welcome in Munster

Absolutely @LizzieAnt

Some historians think the dark hair common in the west of Ireland is from Spanish visitors.

I like your story too @ShanKayak, very romantic

I love it and wanted it (it was in my top 3 shortlist)- DH vetoed it.