Sully

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
One-eyed, little dark eye
Popularity
Sully is not a very common name, ranking at 1,392 in popularity according to DefineName.

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Sully Name meanings & History

One-eyed, little dark eye. Diminutive of Sullivan and other names with a similar sound. Sully is typically used as a masculine first name for baby boys in English-speaking countries.

Zodiac Sign of Sully: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Sully:

S: Success,Security,Status,Sensuality,Sex,Solidity,Social Standing

U: Unity,Universality,Understanding,Utopia,Undermining

L: Languid,Luscious,Lovely,Lazy,Lover,Legal,Liaison

Y: Yin/Yang,Youth-giving,Yen/money

Sully is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Common name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Nerdy name

Famous People

Sully is most commonly associated with the nickname for Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the heroic pilot who safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009. Other notable people with the name Sully include American football player Sully Wiesman and French painter Thomas Sully.

2.) Sully (Male)

Usage: French

Meanings: The surname "O'Sullivan" refers to the descendants of the Gaelic king Suibhne, whose name means "pleasant" or "charming". As for the first name Sully, it has various interpretations, such as "from the south meadow", "dark-eyed", or "the one who makes others joyful".


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Description: Sully is derived from Irish Gaelic language, and its original form is "O'Sullivan". The surname "O'Sullivan" refers to the descendants of the Gaelic king Suibhne, whose name means "pleasant" or "charming". As for the first name Sully, it has various interpretations, such as "from the south meadow", "dark-eyed", or "the one who makes others joyful". Transferred usage of the surname Sully as a first name, used in reference to Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully. Sully is mainly used as a first name, but it can also be a nickname for people with the surname Sullivan or for pets.

Famous People

Besides Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who inspired the name, there are other famous people with the name Sully, such as the French painter Théodore Géricault (nicknamed "Sully") or the American football player Sully Winder.

3.) Sully (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: (Irish) melancholy; quiet

Other Forms: Sull, Sullee, Sulley, Sullie


4.) Sully (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: (French) stain, tarnish. (English) south meadow. (Irish) a familiar form of Sullivan.

Other Forms: Sullea, Sullee, Sulleigh, Sulley, Sulli, Sullie


5.) Sully (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: (French) stain, tarnish. (English) south meadow. (Irish) a familiar form of Sullivan.

Other Forms: Sullea, Sullee, Sulleigh, Sulley, Sulli, Sullie


6.) Sully (Male)

Usage: French

Meanings: To stain


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