Sully

French or English

"stain or from the south meadow"

Sully Origin and Meaning

The name Sully is a boy's name of French origin meaning "stain or from the south meadow".

A jaunty offshoot of Sullivan, Sully will be associated by kids with the beloved character in the Pixar animated film Monsters, Inc. Some notable real-life namesakes are French poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme, the heroic pilot "Sully" Sullenberger, and Sully Erna, lead vocalist of Godsmack.

Sully Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 922 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sully

• 922 Nameberry 2025
• 726 England 2023

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Famous People Named Sully

• René François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme French poet and essayist, first to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature
• Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III American "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot
• Salvatore Paul "Sully" Erna American lead singer of Godsmack
• Sully Boyar American actor
• Sully Osvaldo Bonnelly Dominican fashion designer

The name Sully in Pop Culture

• James P. "Sulley" Sullivan character in Pixar's "Monsters, Inc." movies
• Sully construction worker Muppet on TV's "Sesame Street," with partner Biff
• Byron Sully character on TV's "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
• "Sully " 2016 film about pilot Sully Sullenberger