Meanings of the Sullivan name

• Sullivan/Sullivant: Anglicized form of the Gaelic O'Suileabhain , descendant of Suileabhan , a given name composed of the elements suil = eye + dubh = black, dark + the diminutive suffix -an.
  From: Surnames: What's in a Name, Name origins and meanings
  
• Then there is the story of an Irish chieftan that lost an eye in battle and became known as One-Eye.
• Sullivan - O Suileabhain, descendant of Suileabhain (suil means "eye" and Levan is a Celtic deity. Therefore, this is the "eye of the god")
  
• Another meaning is Hawk-eyed.
  

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