Meaning and background
The story behind Tully
Tully has several established surname histories, rather than one translation. One Irish line comes from Gaelic Ó Taithligh, associated with a byname meaning 'quiet' or 'peaceable'; another Irish line is Ó Maol Tuile. English and Scottish variant surnames are also recorded. The precise family route matters, so translating every Tully as 'peaceful' would disregard substantial contrary evidence.
- Origin
- Surname with distinct Irish Gaelic, northern English and Scottish histories, including Ó Taithligh and Ó Maol Tuile. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Tully appears in 10 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tʌli/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/tʌli/ · primary stress on syllable 1T AH1 L IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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