I have a character named Suzume. Originally, I named her as part of an elaborate joke involving birds and snipers (don't ask), but now the name's grown on me quite a bit. I really like how it sounds.
Suzume is also the name of the oldest granddaughter of Dr. Gensai from the anime/manga series Rurouni Kenshin. She and her sister Ayame can often be caught playing with their "Uncle Ken" or helping him with lunch.
Suzume can be pronounced "sue-zoo-me" or "sue-zoo-may". I personally prefer the latter pronunciation, but to each his own.
― Anonymous User 5/1/2005
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For this particular spelling, it MUST be pronounced su.zu.may. "e" is never pronounced like the English E in Pete in Japanese. It's not so common a name in Japan now anyway, so not so much of an issue.