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Sullivan

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Etymology

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Clipping of O'Sullivan. From Irish Ó Súilleabháin.

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Sullivan (plural Sullivans)

  1. A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
    • 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.

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