The name Sullivan is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in Irish.
Sullivan is pronounced as SAHLahVahN
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Sullivan is an old Irish name. It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name 'O'Suilebhan', itself derived from the word 'O', which means 'son of', and the personal name 'Suilebhan', which means 'hawk eyed or one eyed'.
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Sullivan- Eyes like a hawk., SUL-i-vn, Gaelic on BellyBallot
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Sullivan is an old
Irish name. It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name 'O'Suilebhan', itself derived from the word 'O', which means 'son of', and the personal name 'Suilebhan', which means 'hawk eyed or one eyed'.
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Pronunciation
/ˈsʌl.ɪ.vən/(English)
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An Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Súileabháin, itself from the given name Súileabhán, which was derived from
Irish súil "eye" and dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name has achieved a moderate level of popularity
In France since the 1970s.
In the United States it was rare before the 1990s, after which it began climbing steadily. A famous fictional bearer of the surname was
James P.
Sullivan from the animated movie Monsters, Inc. (2001).