Scully

Common Celtic surname

Scully is a surname of Irish origin.

In popular culture, it refers most famously to Dana Scully, the skeptical FBI agent from *The X-Files* television series.

Her character became iconic enough that "Scully" sometimes describes someone who demands scientific proof before accepting extraordinary claims: Don't be such a Scully—just consider the possibility.

XFiles

Mulder

  • FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
  • DanaPersonal appellation
  • paranormalBeyond scientific explanation

skeptic · Gillian Anderson · alien · conspiracy · redhead · autopsy · science · partner · abduction · believer

sportscaster

Vin

Nickname from Vincent

Los Angeles · legendary · play-by-play · microphone · booth · voice · innings · calls · Hall of Fame · iconic

surname

Irish

Of the Emerald Isle

clan · heritage · ancestry · family · lineage · emigrant · diaspora · County Cork · patronymic

Categories
Opposites
EPISTEMOLOGICAL STANCE (X-Files context)

ScullyMulder

believer · true believer · conspiracy theorist

name origin

ScullySmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Jones · Brown · Williams · Taylor · Johnson

Family

school, scholar

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G