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am loving Susannah today as girls name for DC3.......

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Leannabanana · 12/03/2009 18:05

  • opinions and second names please?
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BlameItOnTheBogey · 19/03/2009 20:07

Coming belatedly to this, I am a Susannah who has never shortened her name. I love it. It's great and works well professionally, as well as just being a lovely name. It's got everything you need in a name; relatively rare, without being odd; pretty but strong, options to shorten if you like...

Go for it. And keep the spelling you have here too...

Mintyy · 18/03/2009 17:54

Oh hooray, at last - I always offer up Susannah on the baby naming threads (well, the girl ones anyway) and I do think it is so much more original atm than all the Ella/Grace/Millie/Lily/Freya options.

Second name should be one syllable.

Susannah Jane
Susannah Claire
Susannah Paige

Wolfblass · 18/03/2009 17:50

Susannah is perfect, prefer it much more to Daisy!

And i love Susie or Sukie as nn.

Blossom (he he, but then my dp likes Charity

MargotBeauregarde · 17/03/2009 18:42

lovely. I really like Susie too. I like Susan/Susie or Susannah/Susie. Don't like Suzanne.

cyteen · 17/03/2009 18:26

Blossom?

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Leannabanana · 17/03/2009 18:22

I am cheered to hear of Susannah's tht love their name....i always enjoyed my name and think that is really luck as so many people have name regrets....even my daughter wishes i'd called her elizabeth instead of just ellie so am determinied not to make same mistake IYSWIM....I will dig in and stand up for Susannah to my flighty DH....i mean really the man suggested BLOSSOM last night....

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cyteen · 17/03/2009 17:52

Oh god Merrylegs, not you too?

OP, I second all of the above from Merrylegs BUT I still love my name to bits. It's strong, grown-up, pretty, classy yet easily shortened for everyday use. And quite unusual these days without arousing the ire of the 'proper name' lobby.

Merrylegs · 17/03/2009 14:53

It is a fab strong and pretty name, distinctive but not weird, and everyone will like it.

BUT be warned.

She will have to spell it every time she gives her name out to anybody.

No one will ever spell it correctly (And BTW, your spelling of it is the best!)

She will also spend a large part of her life being called Suzanne.

(Can you guess what my name is? )

campion · 17/03/2009 10:47

I worked with someone who called OC Susannah because she loved the name. Second name Jane. Then proceeded to always call her Jane, never Susannah!

I know a Susannah who is only called Susannah - never shortened. It's a lovely name.

Sorrento · 17/03/2009 10:28

Hmmm a girl I was at college with was called Susanne she insisted on being called Sue and ended up a hooker
I think you'll be ok with Susannah and no shortening it.

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Leannabanana · 17/03/2009 07:26

DH husband has thrown Daisy into the mix as his first choice, which i agree is a very pretty name but i really think it lacks something....Susannah sounds so elegant and has the Susie option for a little one....what do you reckon, am i being silly and obsessing about her having a 'grown up' name???

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snice · 15/03/2009 16:59

Susannah is a lovely name. How about
Susannah Fay
Susannah Jane
Susannah Alice
Susannah Rose

herbietea · 15/03/2009 16:56

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MrsMattie · 15/03/2009 16:51

Susannah is lovely. Not keen on Honey.

Grammaticus · 15/03/2009 16:50

I like Susannah, too.
Not Honey though!

MadBadandDangerousToKnow · 15/03/2009 16:37

It's a lovely name, especially if you resist the calls to abbreviate it!

susiey · 15/03/2009 16:33

hey I love it as I have that name!
well actually I am Susan full name Susie real life ( but hate that)

would love to have been calles susannah

will get shotrened though

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Leannabanana · 15/03/2009 15:05

thanks for sharing your experience of the name sidneysuze. its a beautiful name.

i really like Honey for a midle name as our mothers names are Lily which is actually the meaning of the name susannah and Pamela which has the meaning honey...

Susannah Honey....NN Susie...

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Wolfblass · 15/03/2009 11:50

Oooh Susannah, not heard it for a long while and i adore it!

Sukey or Sukie as nn?

Susannah Alice
Susannah Louise
Susannah Grace
Susannah Lucy
Susannah May

sydneysuze · 15/03/2009 11:29

Susannah is my name and I have always loved it - and it works as well in any of the shortened versions although I don't like Sue or Susan personally. The great thing about it is it is well-known enough for everybody to understand it but unusual enough that I was always the only one in my class.

Lonnie · 15/03/2009 11:26

I think it is a beautiful name and it was one dh and I loved for all of our children however his best friend divorced a woman called it whilst I was expecting dd2 so sadly it had to go into the can not use list but I think it is beautiful and she wont be one of 11 others in her year in school yet no one will go you called her WHAT??

nooka · 14/03/2009 22:31

I'm quite keen o it at the moment. Good name, lots of alternatives for shortening. Not sure about Patience in the middle, but it depends on the rhythm of the full name I think. If you like the way it sounds then go for it.

tassisssss · 14/03/2009 22:20

Hello WW!!

yama · 14/03/2009 22:19

Oh, and Jane is a nice middle name.

yama · 14/03/2009 22:18

Milliways - My siblings and I called my wee sister Zani when she was young.

She now calls herself Suzi and loves her name.

So yes, Leannabanana, Susannah get the thumbs up from me.