I like this name very much, but I hate the nick names. We don’t do nicknames anyway. I know lots of people do, but we’ve always picked names that we want to use. When we named our son [name_m]Hamilton[/name_m] (my Mom’s maiden name), people kept asking, but what are you going to call him? And we kept saying [name_m]Hamilton[/name_m], lol. And he’s ten now, and loves his name. [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] is so pretty, and classic and underused these days I think, but [name_f]Susie[/name_f] is just not my style. I realize when the child gets older she can choose to go by whatever she likes… Dh is [name_u]Michael[/name_u], and he prefers [name_u]Michael[/name_u], but even though he introduces himself as [name_u]Michael[/name_u], people often call him [name_m]Mike[/name_m] on their own. Are the nicknames unavoidable?
I knew a [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] and she went strictly by [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. Her friends don’t even shorten it to “[name_f]Suze[/name_f].”
Well, you can insist on everyone calling her by the full name but I don’t know how successful this will be when she enters school. [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] is four syllables long and most people would probably shorten it for simplicity’s sake. I don’t think [name_f]Suki[/name_f], [name_f]Sanna[/name_f] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f] are too bad for nickname choices.
I have an Aunt [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] on my dad’s side and she’s always been [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], my gran apparently forbid anyone from calling her [name_f]Suzie[/name_f] or anything else.
If you just make sure to tell people that she is nothing else than [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. Some people are annoying and nickname your kids stuff anyway but if your child doesn’t like the nickname then they can say so.
I really put my foot down when I was twelve years old about being nicknames [name_f]Moll[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. Simple.
I knew a [name_f]Suzannah[/name_f] who was always just [name_f]Suzannah[/name_f], never went by anything shorter, so no, it’s not inevitable. However, it most certainly won’t be up to you. Some people want a nickname for themselves, some people don’t - it’s luck of the draw I guess. If your daughter one day started calling herself [name_f]Suzie[/name_f] and telling everyone that was what she went by now, you’d have to call her [name_f]Suzie[/name_f] unless you wanted to be very disrespectful. So if you really don’t want to do that, then find a different name because it’s definitely a possibility.
Well, I think you have it figured out already, really- you can ensure she’s always called [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] in the family, but what happens out in the world is largely up to her… and the general populace.
[name_f]My[/name_f] parents named my brother something like “[name_m]Andrew[/name_m],” never considering using nicknames or short forms, and as a preteen, he announced he was “[name_u]Drew[/name_u].” To this day, each member of my immediate family calls him “[name_m]Andrew[/name_m],” and everyone else, even his fiance, calls him “[name_u]Drew[/name_u].” Not a bad thing, that’s just the way it goes!
Have you considered [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]? I find it more palatable and fresher than [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Susie[/name_f] & co. Maybe you could steer her towards that someday, if she does decide she prefers a nickname?
PS In any case, [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] is a lovely name.
[name_f]My[/name_f] little sisters friend is called [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f], and I’ve always called her [name_f]Zanna[/name_f] without even thinking about it. She refers to herself as [name_f]Suzie[/name_f] on facebook, but I know a lot of her family and friends called her by her full name.
I think nicknames are avoidable in family but in community, not so much. For example, I have noticed that teacher often shorten the names. I prefer to go by my full name, but at college my teacher refers to me as “[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]” and to other girl with the same name as “[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]” also. But then, it is indeed a bit strange if a middle aged woman calls little girl by such long name as [name_f]Susannah[/name_f].
[name_f]My[/name_f] advice is to find a nickname you are OK with and if mention it somebody intends to shorten [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. You can still call her by her full name at home.
It is a bit funny that you dislike all the nicknames because I have the opposite problem: I really like [name_f]Sue[/name_f]/[name_f]Suze[/name_f]/[name_f]Suzie[/name_f] but am not keen on [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] or [name_f]Consuelo[/name_f]. I think [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] suggested by another [name_u]Berry[/name_u] would be great if you don’t like [name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_f]Susie[/name_f] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f].
I know a [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] who is only ever called [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] (and veeeerrrry occasionally [name_f]Zanna[/name_f] by close friends.) I think it would be fairly possible to enforce the no-[name_f]Susie[/name_f] thing.
I actually really like [name_f]Suki[/name_f], [name_f]Zuzu[/name_f] and [name_f]Zanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Sanna[/name_f] as nicknames for [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], though.
I went to school with 2 [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]'s and neither went by a nickname. It never occurred to me to shorten it either!
I also know a [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] who is ONLY [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. We also dislike nicknames. Our son is [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], never [name_m]Ben[/name_m]. The few times people have taken it on themselves to call him [name_m]Ben[/name_m], we (or he) say “oh, his name is [name_m]Bennett[/name_m]”. Only happened 2 times in 7 yrs.
I think it would be ok. So far none of my children have chosen to go by a nickname instead of their given name. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], has been called [name_f]Liv[/name_f] and [name_f]Livy[/name_f] and corrects people. [name_m]Abram[/name_m], is not interested in either [name_m]Abe[/name_m] or [name_m]Bram[/name_m]. And it wouldn’t be the end of the world, but it makes dh reluctant to choose it though. I hate not to use a lovely name because of the possibility of a nickname. Life would be so much easier if dh wasn’t so opinionated, lol.
I disagree with having to call the child [name_f]Suzie[/name_f] if she wants to become [name_f]Suzie[/name_f] down the road. Your her mother, as such the respect is owed to you. Simply tell her no, I named you [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f] and that is what I will call you. You can forbid others from calling her by a nn which they should respect as you are the parent but you can’t forbid the child from nicknaming herself as she grows, however the CHILD cannot tell the PARENT what to call said child.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] read [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] suggestion for nn. [name_u]Love[/name_u] that.
There was a girl in my primary school called [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], and we always called her full name.
I’d say you can try very hard, but she’ll probably get nicknamed, if not [name_f]Susie[/name_f] or [name_f]Susie[/name_f]-Q than [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Suki[/name_f], or [name_f]Sue[/name_f]. At a certain age, she may decide she wants a nickname. I’ve known people who dislike their nickname-proof name and come up with an alternative.