Sunny as a nickname for Susanna

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Following on from a previous post. What do people think of Sunny as a nickname for Susanna. I know someone in Holland with it and thought it was really nice

Lovely

CUTE

Horrible

Horrible. Also don't nicknames just evolve? How can you announce one at birth.

I'm not keen on Sunny or Susannah but you can nickname your child whatever you like. Might wait and check their disposition first

It's not a nick name - they evolve -

It's horrible - it's what grown men call little boys

gobbol I think its reasonable to decide if and to what you're shortening a chikds name. If I had a Victoria she'd be Tori or Ria not Vicki. When I told people if they said aw Vicki I'd correct them

I think it's cute, but I agree that nicknames tend to evolve and I'm surprised at the extent to which MNetters seem to think they can plan them.

But surely most adults don't shorten your child's name unilaterally? Nicknames tend to evolve at school with the general agreement of the child.

I have a James who is only 4. No one has unilaterally decided to call him Jamie. If he decided later on that he wanted to be called that, that's fine but I wouldn't unilaterally impose a nickname on him. The same with my two younger children. Particularly not one that is not really very nice and likely to cause them to be teased at school

I think its reasonable to decide if and to what you're shortening a chikds name.

That's different to a nick name - they aren't the same thing

Nickname / chosen shortened preference - does it really matter what you call it?
My son was less than a day old before were shortened his name and as such that's what he's called as often as the long version.
Of OP says this is Susanna then refers to her Sunny people will generally pick it up. Some will still insist on Susanna or Susie etc and at school it'll be god only knows what but knowing what you want your child to be known by isn't so weird

pfffft

we gave our daughter a long, proper name with the intention of shortening it- mind you, it was a much more standard shortening

two syllables is better than three- especially for a littlun to pronounce. She won't be able to say Susannah till she's big- Sunny will be a lot easier

I don't see Sunny as a natural NN for Susanna tbh. It seems a bit forced.

I know a female Sunny but it is short for Sunvir.

Susie is the default nn for Susannah. People are unlikely to call her Sunny unless you instruct them to but why not call her Susannah?

Dreadful

I like it! I prefer Susie but Sunny from Susannah is ok

My Susanna is a Zanna!

Zanna is lovely

Very common short form of Susanna in Holland apparently

Makes me think of the least Empress of Russia, Alexandra. I think her nn was Sunny 🤓.

Aaaaaanyway, it's ok. I prefer Suzy though.

Why not? It's adorable.

But remember... She may not stay Sunny. She may become Sunners. Or Suki, Susie, Zaza or something entirely different.

I like Zanna too.

Sunny isn't short for susannah. It just isn't.

And that should have said last Empress of Russia.

People will still call her Susie. You won't be able to avoid it.

I like Sunny on its own, like in A Series of Unfortunate Events. I can't see it sticking long term as a shortening of Susannah.