I hate to say it...

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But Suella is a really nice name, isn't it?!

I just think it's so sweet. I'm not convinced it's a real name though is it? I don't think it's Suella Braverman's real name, just a nickname.

It's probably my pregnancy hormones - I think someone might have to talk me out of naming my poor innocent baby after Suella Braverman 😭

Didn't a lot of people call her Sue Ellen after Dallas? So she didn't get called by it anyway.

The kid would forever be called 'Sue' as a NN.

@Pixiedust1234 never seen Dallas so no clue what the reference is, but I've just looked at Suella Braverman's wiki page and her legal name is Sue-Ellen so I suppose Suella is a nickname she's adopted as her professional name I guess?

@Eunoia I quite like Sue, that's the thing! But Suzie is my favourite. I have Susan on the list but DH is absolutely not keen. I feel like Suella would be the perfect compromise if it weren't for bloody Suella Braverman 😭🤣🤣

DS would have been called Luella if he'd been a girl,.. (Prefer it to Suella). Still love Luella but unfortunately DH had gone off it by the time we had DD.

It's okay but I could imagine it sounding like "swell" when said quickly, sort of like Louise become loo-weez when some people pronounce it (not in my accent). "Swella" isn't very attractive.

Suella is okay and I don't think she will necessarily become Sue. I could rather see people saying it quickly like "Swella" because the U and E sort of run into each other.

I like Isabella much better.

I wouldn't worry about Braverman, though. Just use it if you like it.

There was a Suellen in "Gone with the Wind" too.

I like Susan and also Suzanne.

Suella Braverman is Sue-Ellen by birth

I do think it’s quite sweet - both options but really dislike the name Sue on its own and it could be a potential nn

Sue-Ellen was the bourbon-swilling, permanently-gaslit, lingerie mogul wife of JR Ewing, who spent most scenes staggering from one leather sofa to the next, chugging from a massive ice-filled glass. As a child of the 80s, it's hard to hear the name 'Sue-Ellen' in my head without following it closely with, '... you no-good drink, ah-m leavin' you this taaaame!'

"But Suella is a really nice name, isn't it?!"

Is it really, though?

Reminds me of Zoella

But Suella is a really nice name, isn't it?!
No.It really isn't.

I know a 29yo Susan, she has been Susi for most of her life and hates the name. We were all a bit baffled when her name was announced as it wasn't in fashion then or now.

If you like Suzie, what about Suzanne. It's much nicer than Susan.

Her real name is Sue Ellen and she says she was named after the Dallas character! https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/fareham-mp-suella-braverman-reveals-she-is-named-after-a-character-from-american-soap-dallas-3870691

Suella rhymes with Cruella

No, I don’t like it. I think it sounds like an artificial sweetener.

I think Luella is much nicer, or the classic Susannah

But I can understand why Suella would appeal if your name was Sue Ellen (hilarious)

I just think of Cruella …. Deville.. no from me .

I actually know a Suella and she's really nice! I don't really like the name though.