I like the nn but not crazy about the full name - any suggestions?

[elseIlltellyourfather]

I think (but not pushed it, slowly slowly catchy monkey) that I have convinced DH to go with Sukie for our DD. However, I certainly want a proper name on the birth cert. Traditionally it is short for Susan and versions of that name. I quite like Susannah, it is fine but fine isn't ideal is it? Anyone got any suggestions of other names which could be shortened to Sukie? I know Sukie isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea but no negative comments about that please - I love it thanks!

[elseIlltellyourfather]

Never seen True Blood, is that a vampire thing? Don't put me off name now! Think I will go with Susannah on bc, thanks so much for all the positive comments and advice

[DegreesCelcius]

Love the name but prefer the Souki spelling.

[lazydog]

As someone who only ever goes by their shortened/nn name, I would still say go for Susannah. It's a lovely name and I'm all for giving them the option to choose the more traditional name, if they prefer. I am known by everyone as my nn, which is unisex and quite casual, but my proper name is much more feminine/formal. I really like having that choice, for some reason, even though I never really use it...

[hazeyjane]

just call her Sukie.

[LargeGlassofRed]

I love it, I wouldn't put a longer version on bc either.
Btw are you a true blood fan? :)

[nooka]

I think that you should use Susannah because it is a beautiful name, which woudl suit a variety of different personalities. Sukie to me is a sweet name for a toddler or the sort of name that a teenager might use for a few years when they were wanting to be very cool. I don't see if as being a forever name.

There don't seem to be very many names with a "su" sound that aren't a variation of Susan/Susanna maybe Sunday or Summer? At a stretch Ursula?

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

I was at university with a Suky - I think she was just Suky. She was British/Irish, I think. And DD is at school with a Suki - don't think that's short for anything, either - and she's British, too.

[lilbreeze]

I personally wouldn't put a shortened name / nickname on the birth certificate and agree that naming her Susannah would give her more options. Sukie's pretty unusual, so people are bound to ask you/her about it and I think it's nicer to be able to explain that it's short for Susannah/Susan rather than say it's out of Polly put the kettle on. But I'm an old fuddy-duddy in these matters and loads of people put short forms on BCs these days!

[WillowFae]

We also thought that it would be good for DD (Beth) to have a formal option to chose from. However we had the OPs problem in that we didn't like some of the nicknames associated with the formal version (Elizabeth - Liz/Lizzy). We were lucky enough that there was another formal option and we went with that (Bethany).

She tends to flick between whether or not she wants to be called Beth or Bethany and I'm glad we gave her the option.

[NettoSuperstar]

I'm a Jennifer, always known as Jenny or Jen but I like having the option to use Jennifer, which I do on official stuff.
It just sounds better I think.

[B52s]

I went for the shortened version on the certificate for both my boys. Didn't like the longer, traditional full name, so just went with the short.

[pranma]

I love Sukie -always spelt it Sukey as a name on its own-I went to school with a Susannah who called herself Sukey and vowed I would use it one day but I got cats before dc and they were called Sukie and Polly!

[Pinkjenny]

Patricia - same here. I wish my parents had called me Jennifer. But they didn't. It just seems more sophisticated than Jenny somehow, and at least I'd have the option.

[PatriciatheStripper]

I suppose I'm bitter because I dislike my own name, which is a nn for a longer name which would have offered some different options. It's me that has to put up with the name, not my parents.

I realise that technically you can call yourself what you like, but as a child I was never taken seriously and attempts to get adult family members and teachers to call me something else were futile. It would have been easier to pull off had I had the 'proper' full name.

[Jojay]

I think that Susannah is beautiful

[randomimposter]

Susanna/h is a lovely name. Suki is a sweet nickname for a young girl, but IMHO lacks gravitas as a serious adult. Prepared to be flamed for such an opinion but there you go ...

[elseIlltellyourfather]

Daisybear, thats a really good point, I certainly dislike Sue and other variations of Susannah - think you explained it fine and not selfish to want to call your child a name you like! Now I am really confused - I didn't even think it an option to put Sukie on the BC, just came on here to ask about full names other than Susannah; instead so many people have said just use Sukie which seems very un-MN! Strangely, each time i have written Susannah, I like it more so think I may go with it. It seems quite elegant and classic, and will be quite unusual.

[Pinkjenny]

I would be really careful about choosing a name that has a variation that you don't like. My dd's nn irritates the hell out of me, and she often tells people, 'My name is , not .'

I wish I'd given her a name with no nn at all, really.

[daisybear]

of course she would patricia

when u give your child a name it becomes their own. what i was meaning but it may not have come out right is that if you choose a long version of a name make sure you like the other nn versions cos she may decide to use any of them and not the one OP would like.

so i was just trying to say to the OP that if she chooses susannah, her daughter may actually decide to be known as sue or susie rather than sukie so its just something to consider.

i personally wouldn't choose a name if i didnt like the aternative nn's and looking at the thread 'names u like but wouldn't choose cos u don't like the nn' i just thought i'd throw in susannah's alt nn's....

[MsChanandlerBong]

Well with that logic she could equally hate Sukie, Susannah, Susan, and any middle names she might be given!!

I agree with the majority, if she is to be called Sukie (and only Sukie) throughout her upbringing she should have Sukie on the birth certificate. And as per RitaMorgan, my sister has a longer version of her name on her bc which is never (ever!) used and it just causes an administrative headache for her when dealing with official forms of ID.

FWIW I think Sukie is a lovely name, and IMO it does stand up as a name in its own right anyway.

[PatriciatheStripper]

plus susannah might decide to call herself Sue when she's older instead of sukie

And she would have every right to.

It amazes me that some parents are so selfish when it comes to naming their children. It is their name not yours, and they are the ones who will bear it for a lifetime. She might loathe 'Sukie' and be grateful that she was at least given some options.

[EmLH]

I really like Susannah, a lot more than Susan. I wanted to call my DD a shortened version of her name on the birth certificate but DH didn't believe in registering nns so we compromised & went for the full name. I'm now glad we did because I've come round to the full name and it comes in handy when telling her off in my stern voice haha! 99% of the time she is called by the shortened name anyway.

One point I would raise though is things like filling in forms when she's older. She would legally be required to put susannah but might begrudge that if she feels it's not her name.

[daisybear]

i'd use sukie on BC..... why use susannah when u only 'like' it but love sukie.

all these names we consider childlike and not formal enough will be considered 'normal and adult' by the time she's grown up. As will all the lexi's and tilly's ect ...imo

plus susannah might decide to call herself Sue when she's older instead of sukie......

good luck choosing

[winkle2]

Suki is short for sukwinder/sukvinder in the Indian culture.

[swash]

I think susannah is a wonderful name and would def put it on the bc so that she has a more grown-up name. Sukie sounds like a baby/child name