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Susannah...?

32 replies

legallyblond · 07/04/2010 11:32

What do you think?

We love it and I think its our first choice (although we also like Grace), but I'm interested to hear your thoughts!

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AllieW · 07/04/2010 12:43

It's quite pretty, but it does make me think of this: www.songsforteaching.com/folk/ohsusannah.htm. The only thing is that you run the risk of it being shortened to Sue, which isn't as pretty in my opinion.

boodleboot · 07/04/2010 13:05

i love Susannah and is on my list for a girl. I think Susie for a little girl is lovely and Susannah sounds very elegant and dare i say very intelligent.....

randomimposter · 07/04/2010 16:47

Really like Susannah... Grace also lovely but much more commonplace.

I think Susannah is classic and strong, and lots of NN options.

PandaG · 07/04/2010 16:48

like it

inveteratenamechanger · 07/04/2010 16:48

Love it.

yama · 07/04/2010 16:49

Lovely.

comtessa · 07/04/2010 17:25

Very nice, one of my good friends is called Susannah. Also, for NN, you could shorten it in a Scandinavian mannger and called her Susu or Susa if you weren't keen on the plainer Sue or Susie.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 07/04/2010 17:28

I like it.

I also like Christina

Rockbird · 08/04/2010 08:55

Love it. Was on my list for DD and is still on for the next one. Susie is lovely as a nn. The 'h' is vital, I think btw.

muminthemiddle · 08/04/2010 10:53

Dislike it. Dislike Susan, Sue and all variants.
Might be coming back in fashion though.

Ellokitty · 08/04/2010 19:50

Love it. It is my DD2s middle name.

littleoldme · 08/04/2010 21:46

I know a baby Susannah and she's gorgeous!

plimsolls · 08/04/2010 22:15

It's really lovely. I have a friend called Susannah and its shortened to Susie, never known anyone to called her Sue. Sooz, sometimes, when people know her really well.

plimsolls · 08/04/2010 22:17

Also, you can sing to her "oh Susannah, don't you cry for me" when you're soothing her to sleep! Which, if it were me, I would like to do very much. But it might be twee

Goingspare · 08/04/2010 22:20

Lovely.

PollyTechnique · 08/04/2010 22:23

Beautiful, sophisticated.
Susie is cute.

SpeccieSeccie · 08/04/2010 22:24

Now I almost never post on the baby name threads but had to reply to this because I just think Susannah is the very most gorgeous name. Really very lovely. And currently will make her far more special than Grace (I know plenty baby Graces, no Susannahs round here). Go for it - she'll be a lucky girl.

yellowflowers · 09/04/2010 13:56

I think it is lovely and old testament too which I like. It's on my list for a girl - worry is that she will have lisp though. Also don't like nickname of susie.

Fliight · 09/04/2010 14:17

It's a nice name, bit posh but it depends who you mix with. 'Susie' is a horrid name imo. I also don't like 'Sue' but have ended up with no options really...what else can you shorten it to? Nothing!

passionberry · 09/04/2010 14:31

What about Sukie as a nickname?

skidoodly · 09/04/2010 14:33

Lovely. like susie as a nn, but prefer full name

TabithaTwitchet · 09/04/2010 14:36

I think it is very pretty, personally prefer it to Grace as I like lots of syllables.
I know three adults called Susannah - one uses the name in full, the other is Suzie and the other is Zannah - I don't usually like shortenings, but I think Zannah is pretty cool

Fliight · 09/04/2010 14:38

It depends where you live and so on. If you lived on a council estate in the 1970s, it was a bad move. Sometimes it IS better to have a normal name iyswim.

violethill · 09/04/2010 15:51

Really classy and beautiful. Susie is lovely as a nn too.

Angela82 · 09/04/2010 15:55

I really like it but then my best friend has the same kind of name (spelt Suzanna) so I'm bias