Re: Susanna and Susannah
in reply to a message by Perrine
I love both, but slightly prefer the Susannah spelling.
I hesitate to say that any nickname is completely unavoidable, simply because I've known people who always want to shorten a name and/or use a nickname. In fact, Sue and Susie are the reasons I would not have used Susannah. I don't really hate either nickname, but Susan was very popular at the time I was born, so I grew up with a lot of girls called Sue, therefore, it seems too ubiquitous to me.
I hesitate to say that any nickname is completely unavoidable, simply because I've known people who always want to shorten a name and/or use a nickname. In fact, Sue and Susie are the reasons I would not have used Susannah. I don't really hate either nickname, but Susan was very popular at the time I was born, so I grew up with a lot of girls called Sue, therefore, it seems too ubiquitous to me.