My name is
Susanna!
I actually quite like it. I've never met another
Susanna in my age range (20s) in the UK. In fact, I don't think I've ever met a British
Susanna! I think I've met a
Susannah, and I've met many a
Sue (all of whom are 30+ and, for those I've known their full name, have either been a
Sue or a
Susan) and several Susies (don't know about them, the two I know personally are Susans, not sure about others). I guess that some of those unknown-full name Sues and Susies could be
Susanna /
Susannah, but they don't go by it.
My parents picked my name because it works in many languages, and they just liked it, I guess. As a result, it's not *rare* internationally, but if I'm honest, I don't know many Susannas in the UK where I am now and it doesn't seem to be common here.
I think I might prefer
Susannah, because I feel it looks more 'complete', but I don't dislike my spelling either.
And when it comes to nicknames... I tend to go by
Susanna. My family have all kinds of nicknames for me, but I don't like the standard
Sue or
Suze or
Susie, and I've found that I don't actually have all that many issues with people calling me them. I introduce myself as
Susanna, and people usually call me
Susanna. Sometimes they ask if I have a nickname, and I politely explain that I don't like the standard
Susanna nicknames. I've had the very rare odd person not be okay with that, most people don't care either way. Equally, most people don't call me
Susie or whatever without asking about nicknames - those who do, I either let it go (even though it's a bit rude to just use a nickname without asking the person imho) or, if I end up knowing them better, I find a way to let them know that I prefer just being called
Susanna without putting their nose out of joint. Either way (apart from family nicknames) socially and professionally, I manage to go by
Susanna most of the time.
This message was edited 7/12/2017, 3:20 PM