View Message

Susannah has been one of my favorite names for years and years but it never quite makes it to number one because I come up short with a nickname that feels right for me. My family shortens EVERYTHING or lengthens short names so unless you go in with a predetermined nickname if you want to avoid the ones you don't like as much, you could wind up with anything. I have a similar habit to my family so I probably shouldn't blame them entirely ;) For example, my cousin's wife thought that she could enforce the full name Mackenzie on the family and wouldn't accept that it would be shortened. Consequently, by the time the baby left the hospital two years ago, she was already "Macka" to the whole extended family and that's what she is 100% of the time to everyone but her parents. *eye roll*

---

The ones I've thought of and don't hate but also don't love for a child of my own are:

---

Susie - cute and warm but kind of homely
Sanna - sounds cold and harsh to me, which is the opposite of what I love about Susannah
Anna - I like this because it has a family connection too but if I loved Anna enough, I'd just name my kid Anna
Annie - I've never really liked Annie, it has always sounded babyish and whiney

---

So...nicknames for Susannah? Be as creative as you like- and I mean it, be creative!

---

As a side note- I know you can't avoid what your kid might choose or what others may nickname her completely and if she chose to go by any of the above, I don't hate them enough to not consider using Susannah...I could live with them and learn to love them if they fit her. I just want to see if there is something better out there.