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I like Susannah/Susanna. Its pretty and i just prefer this spelling

Suzanne is my favorite. It is familiar, easy to recognize but has a spicier flair than other forms of the name. Famous bearers of the name include the actress Suzanne Pleshette, who was in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963), Blackbeard's Ghost (1968), and lots of other films, author Suzanne Collins, ballerina Suzanne Farrell, and World War II French Resistance operative Suzanne Spaak.

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Susannah is my second favorite form. It is romantic with an old fashion charm.

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Susan is plain and rather dated. In another 20 years, it will probably be retro, but right now it is like Linda and Debbie.

This message was edited 11/25/2018, 12:39 PM

I'd be most likely to use Susanna, without the h, because sister's name, or Suzanne, because family name dating back to the Middle Ages that belonged to some of my most interesting ancestors. But I like Susan best. It's neat and elegant and simple, and I like the sound of it.

My favorite is Susannah, which is my top name and has been for eons. My second favorite is Susan, which I have always liked. I like it most as a middle name. Suzanne isn't a favorite, but I can kind of imagine it as a chic French person name.

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I'm also surprised to hear that Susannah is perceived as "highfalutin." It seems the opposite to me.

Susan is a beautiful name with an appealing sonority. Many or most folks on board have witnessed my umpteen "girl name for boys" texts - but I would reserve Susan exclusively for the female due to its aforementioned appeal. The sonority of "Susan" - as the first syllable moves from the throaty "u" and glides along the repeated letter "s" (with subtle notions of the 'z') into the second syllable also conveys an immensity of sonorous depth. I "MIGHT" consider Suzanne as a "classier version", but the Sonority of Susan needs no refinement; so I would consider Suzanne another, even different version that bears a similar appeal.

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If I were a Susan, and I'd love to be but I am not--and couldn't be, I'd like Susannah as a pet-name; and if one were sufficiently cognizant of me--and of my name to shorten it (I'd HATE to be called Sue--and I'd be more apt to correct those who call me that!). Susannah would lengthen it into a more playful form--but not childish, but it would lessen the intensity of appeal.

This message was edited 11/25/2018, 3:26 AM

Suzanne is shorter than Susannah (which is a family name) and much less dated than Susan. And the Leonard Cohen song is another point in its favour!

Susan gmv

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Minimalism I guess. It's like Carol and Helen and Laura.
Susannah is highfalutin. That's the best word I can think of that describes it, and it's close to perfect.
Suzanne is really nice, but doesn't appeal quite as much as Susan.
I prefer to spell it Suzan. So sue me.

I like Susannah best, closely followed by Suzanne. They seem more elegant to me than Susan, which reminds me of a boring middle aged woman. I don't know any Susans in real life though.

Suzanne. Maybe because of the Leonard Cohen song?

Susan sounds uptight, and Susannah is okay but reminds me of prairie dresses. So, Suzanne: I think it's zippier than the others.

Susannah.

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Susan seems very dated to me. I can’t imagine it on a child. It just feels frumpy.

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I don’t like the “z” in Suzanne, it seems harsh. Susanne would be okay but I still don’t like it as much as Susannah.

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Susannah seems complete to me and I prefer this spelling. I can see someone of any age with this name.

I like Susannah best. Its timeless where as the other two seem dated.

Neither, but Susannah if I had to simply because I prefer the sound and look of it.

If Susanna was there that would be top. With an h it looks stuffy.

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Suzanne is fun and pretty. Susan is sweet but a little dowdy.

This message was edited 11/24/2018, 10:31 AM

I like Susannah the best. Susan is okay. but Susannah is prettier. Suzanne has the "Frenchy" vibe I don't like, plus it has a bad personal association to me. Actually, the association is the reason that I'd never use Susannah, although I like it.

Hi !!!

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Why isn't Susanna here? I would choose it.

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I pick Suzanne. Being the French form is elegant and could be shortened in Suzette that I love.

I like Suzanne best. It's a bit more interesting than Susan, but more modern and down to earth than Susannah.