Sullivan

English

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Alternative forms

• (surname): Sullivant

Etymology

Clipping of O'Sullivan. From Irish Ó Súilleabháin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌlɪvən/

Proper noun

Sullivan (plural Sullivans)

1. A surname from Irish
   • 1988, Richard H. Palmer, The Critics' Canon: Standards of Theatrical Reviewing in America:

     "Directoritis strikes again!" bemoans Dan Sullivan, who believes that the director of Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon replaces the characters' intellectual and verbal energy with "transparent rationalizations for the personal hang-ups of the characters […]

2. A placename.
   1. A city, the county seat of Moultrie County, Illinois, United States.
   2. A city, the county seat of Sullivan County, Indiana, United States.
   3. Ellipsis of Sullivan County.

Derived terms

• County of Sullivan
• Sullivan County
• Sully

Related terms

• O'Sullivan

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Sullivan

Further reading

• Sullivan (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Sullivan, a clipping of O'Sullivan. From Irish Ó Súilleabháin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sulˈjivan/ [sʊlˈjiː.vɐn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /sulˈjiban/ [sʊlˈjiː.bɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ivan, (with nativization) -iban
• Syllabification: Sul‧li‧van

Proper noun

Sullivan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from English [in turn from Irish]