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Susannah nn Suki/Sukie or just Suki/Sukie?

37 replies

AnnieandMiri · 13/03/2022 10:35

Thoughts please! (We live abroad so no weird suck-y associations with Sukie here. An odd comment but something I've heard people mention before when Suki was asked about Grin)

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AnnieandMiri · 13/03/2022 10:37

We adore Sukie and it works very well where we live. But I also like that Susannah could also be a Susie or an Annie if she wanted to, and I like the biblical association with Susannah.

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PleaseBeSeated · 13/03/2022 10:41

Susannah is lovely. I don’t think you can insist on a nickname, though — the Susannah I know is Suze to her friends, Susannah at work, and ‘Nan’ in her family, for instance.

Palavah · 13/03/2022 10:41

I'm afraid i hear Suki and think of 'pukey', or a neighbour's cat.

The coolest Susannahs I've known have been Susannah or Suse/Suze

Mochii · 13/03/2022 10:43

Just Suki. Susannah is a completely different name in my opinion

AnnieandMiri · 13/03/2022 10:46

In our country nicknames are assigned by parents (or grandparents) and remain the same. They don't emerge naturally and people wouldn't dare to try and change someone's set name. Sorry, should have mentioned this before! (Nicknames also don't even need to have any connection to the first name of the person, but this bothers me!)

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AnnieandMiri · 13/03/2022 10:47

@Palavah

I'm afraid i hear Suki and think of 'pukey', or a neighbour's cat.

The coolest Susannahs I've known have been Susannah or Suse/Suze

Luckily the slang 'puke' doesn't exist here either Grin

As for it being a cat name... One of my other daughters is a Tabitha and I wanted Felix for my son but DH vetoed. Maybe deep down I secretely wanted cats 😂

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merryhouse · 13/03/2022 10:57

Susannah.

And I prefer the spelling Sukey for the diminutive.

Donson · 13/03/2022 11:15

I love Susannah & Suzanne, would choose it if I’d had a daughter now.
All the potential nicknames are great imo.

HeadlessGummyBears · 13/03/2022 12:57

I’m not sure which country you’re in but I think in some countries Suki would be acceptable as a name. I think there’s a model called Suki Waterhouse and I also have penchant for animes so I’m probably biased Easter Smile

Waitingwaiting3 · 13/03/2022 13:00

I love Suki! It’s a Japanese name in its own right. You don’t have to make it a nickname for anything.

BadHairDayExpert · 13/03/2022 13:21

Suki on its own, it is Japanese and means loved one iirc

Lilaclavenders · 13/03/2022 13:28

I love Susannah & Suzanne. They normally shorten to Susie/Suzie.

Suki is a completely different name! It's Japanese.

AnnieandMiri · 13/03/2022 13:36

@Lilaclavenders

I love Susannah & Suzanne. They normally shorten to Susie/Suzie.

Suki is a completely different name! It's Japanese.

Sukie (spelled like this) is also a Hebrew name and a dimunative of Susannah Smile But I do like it as an independent name too!
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AnnieandMiri · 13/03/2022 13:37

Sorry, diminutive. Wish I could say that was a typo but truthfully I just can never remember how to spell that word!

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TheWomandestroyed · 13/03/2022 13:44

I have a family member with a dog named Suki Smile

duck3914 · 13/03/2022 16:05

I love just Suki on its own. Susannah is too old fashioned for me.

Frankiefarr · 13/03/2022 18:56

Sukie/Sukey is a very old diminutive of Susan/Susanna and very popular in the 18th century ( polly put the kettle on, Sukie take it off again)

It is also 18th/19th century slang for a prostitute

Footnote · 13/03/2022 19:02

If the name you love is Suki(e) use that on the birth certificate.

Zillamop · 14/03/2022 01:09

Susannah as full name. It's more substantial and elegant whereas Suki is quite cutesy.

CakesOfVersailles · 14/03/2022 01:20

Susannah. Lovely name.

Kanaloa · 14/03/2022 01:22

I would choose Susannah, which I think is a lovely name. Then the child has more options. I’m not keen on Suki to be honest, especially not as a proper name. As a pet name it’s fine.

scottishnames · 14/03/2022 15:27

Another one saying 'full name Susannah - which is very nice - then see which short form (if any) emerges naturally'.

Luredbyapomegranate · 14/03/2022 17:10

Susannah for sure! Sukie is sweet but you want a more grown up full name. If you use Sukie from the start it'll last till she's a teen most likely and then she'll decide.

kingsleysbootlicker · 14/03/2022 17:22

Sukie to me is a drink but if you don't live in NI/Ireland, then it's unlikely to be a problem. I like it as a name besides that, but I would probably go for Susannah and Suki(e) as a nickname

Susannah nn Suki/Sukie or just Suki/Sukie?
LittleBearPad · 14/03/2022 17:24

Susannah’s a lovely name.

Sukey makes me think of a Jilly Cooper character in pearls - sorry