Tully

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/ˈtʌliː/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Ó Taithligh →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

Tully1

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A place name:
    1. A town in the Cassowary Coast Region, northern Queensland, Australia, named after the Tully River.
    2. A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
    3. A village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
    4. A town and village therein, in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
    5. Two townships in Ohio, United States, in Marion County and Van Wert County.

Tully2

proper noun
  1. datedCicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cicero

Origin

Tully · proper noun

  1. Scottish GaelicÓ Taithligh
  2. EnglishTully

* A shortened Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Ó Taithligh and Ó Maol Tuile. * A variant of Tolley and Tullie.

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Tully · proper noun

  1. LatinTullius
  2. EnglishTully

Derived from Latin Tullius.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tully

gullysullygalicullydully
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Cite this entry
APA

Tully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tully

MLA

“Tully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tully. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tully,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tully.

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