Sullivan - Meaning of Sullivan

What does Sullivan mean?

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Sullivan

[ 3 syll. sul-li-van, su-lliv-an ] The baby girl name Sullivan is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced SAH-Lih-VahN †. Sullivan has its origins in the Irish language. The meaning of Sullivan is 'black eyed'. See Sullivan for more information.

Forms of Sullivan include the names Sullavan, Sullevan, and Sully.

See also the related category irish.

Sullivan is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Sullivan has primarily been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Sullivan include Salviane, Salvianne, Silvana, Silvanna, Sylvana, Sylviane, Sylviann, Sylvianne, Salvine, Salvyne, Silvaine, Silvane, Silvanne, Sylvane, Sylvanne, and Sylvine.

† English pronunciation for Sullivan: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"