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

It's fine. There are other nicknames for Susanna which I personally prefer but I think it works. As long as you don't hate any of the other more obvious shortenings which may evolve later on I think you can call her what you like, and Sunny from Susanna isn't even that much of a stretch IMO.

OK personally it would not be my choice of a NN but that's partly because Susannah is such a GORGEOUS name.

I like it. I know a Susanna who is called Zanna by her family and her full name by everyone else (she doesn't 'do' shortening and particularly dislikes Susie, although Suze apparently is alright!)

There are also lots of different ways to spell Susanna which can be a PITA but these days it doesn't really seem all that big an issue to just spell a name out whenever necessary.

I had an acquaintance who had a DD called Victoria. She decreed the DD would have the nn Tori. She was HORRIFIED when at secondary school she was called Vicky. Moral of the story is you can call the nn when they are young but when they are older it will evolve naturally and may not be what you like. Also note another child called Margot - nn ended up being Madge!

I like it OP. 😄

Sorry but I think it sounds a bit contrived and could be considered a bit pretentious. . Sunny is a nature name with a hippy 70's kind of feel. Susannah is a classic name with Hebrew origins. Each nice in their own right but to me they just don't connect. You might have the personality to make it sound natural though, or your DD might be very smiley and you all joking call her something like 'Susanna Sunshine' and Sunny kind of evolves from there and then it all seems more natural. Someone suggested Suki up thread or maybe just Anna (as a shortening for Susanna). Either way Susanna is a lovely name.

That's my name, and I've never considered Sunny as a nickname, but I might try to use it for myself now! I love it.

Love it! I also know a Sunny short for Sunniva.

I think it's great. Go for it.

I don't think there is anything wrong with it exactly, but it sounds rather contrived and not a natural choice for Susannah. It sounds as though you've picked the nickname first and then tried desperately to find a 'proper' name that might work with it. I think unless a NN is an obvious /well known derivative or diminutive form (eg. Jamie, Susie, Robbie) then it's better to just pick the name you like and allow any NN to form itself naturally. I you really love Sunny then call her Sunny. If she's never going to be known as Susannah by you then what's the point?

I have two children who are known by uncommon pet names which are based on their actual names but neither of them were decided before they were born, they just developed over the first year of their lives and have stuck into adulthood.

To me it doesn't sound like a short from of Susanna at all. I think she'd end up as Sue/Suzie.

Sunny is cute though, you could just use that. Problem is that the child may not have a sunny disposition though. My cheeerful dd2 could pull off Sunny but it would sound so wrong on stroppy dd1!