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Help[Opinions] Re: Helen or Susan?
in reply to a message by Uilos
I love Helen and would use it willingly. I also like Eleanor and Elinor, about equally. I dislike Ellen, Elaine and all the Helene and Helena variants. I don't think Helen needs a diminutive.
Susan has never appealed to me. Susannah is a family name, which I'd use happily enough as a mn. If I had to use a form of the name, it would be Suzanne, with a respectful nod to Leonard Cohen! I also quite enjoy Suzette. As a diminutive, I prefer Susie to Sue; I don't think Suzanne needs to shorten. I taught a Suzanne once who tried everything she could to make people call her Zanne. Her peers called her Suzanne, so did most adults, and I called her Suze. Now she's grown up and is cheerfully Suzanne.
Susan has never appealed to me. Susannah is a family name, which I'd use happily enough as a mn. If I had to use a form of the name, it would be Suzanne, with a respectful nod to Leonard Cohen! I also quite enjoy Suzette. As a diminutive, I prefer Susie to Sue; I don't think Suzanne needs to shorten. I taught a Suzanne once who tried everything she could to make people call her Zanne. Her peers called her Suzanne, so did most adults, and I called her Suze. Now she's grown up and is cheerfully Suzanne.
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