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I love the name Susannah - and you even spelled it with an H! However, I prefer Shoshannah, so want to use that instead. I don't think it would be a problem to use it even though your cousin's daughter is named that. I'd use it! I don't think I'd use a nn, but if need be, it would be Anna.

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I really like it. I'd use Sanna,Zannah or Suse for a nickname. Though Annie is cute too.

I love Susannah (or Susanna) and the nns Susie or Sanna.

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I don't really like the idea of having cousins with the same names, but I suppose if they had different nns and didn't see each other much it wouldn't be so bad, especially if you really love the name.

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I like Susannah Clare (spelt this way, of course ;) ) but I don't much like Aoibheann. What about Eibhlin instead?

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Some combos...
Susannah Caroline
Susannah Charlotte
Susannah Daphne
Susannah Laura
Susannah Mairead
Susannah May / Maeve

I don't care for Susannah but a lot of other people seem to like it.

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You would know better than I would if it's a problem that your cousin's daughter is named Susannah. Do you see her often? Are you two close? Do you think she would mind? I have a large family and I only see most of my cousins' children once, maybe twice, a year so it wouldn't be a problem. Lots of my second cousins have duplicate names. But that doesn't mean that your family has the same dynamic as mine.

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I don't like the nn Susie unless it's on a child younger than five. Anna is nice.

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Susannah is a beautiful name. I prefer just Susannah, but I guess Anna would be my favourite nn. I'm not a fan of Annie or Susie.

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Susannah Claire
Susannah Juliet
Susannah Rose
Susannah Ivy
Susannah Elise

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I wouldn't worry about your cousin having a DD named Susannah. Unless you were very close. :)

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I adore Susannah. It's a shame I can't use Susanna (my preferred spelling) because I already have a dd named Anna. I could see myself using it as a mn, though.

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Favorite combos:

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Susanna Charlotte
Susanna Juliet
Susanna Margaret

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I like your combo too, especially Susannah Claire.

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EDA that my favorite nicks for Susannah are Susu/Suzu and Zuzu! I also like Sanna.

This message was edited 11/4/2006, 7:27 PM

I can't believe I'm seeing this question now. I'm the one who wrote "When you're not thrilled with your baby's name...", and Susannah is the one I REALLY wanted. Sheeesh. So, obviously I LOVE it. It means "Lily" in Hebrew and is a far classier alternative to the way popular "treeless plain" Savannah. So use it, use it, use it! I love the nickname Susie (not Suzy). An older co-worker named her now 30-something daughter Susannah and she goes by the nickname "Sanna".
I wish I was in your position of actually being able to choose this perfect name.

I love Susannah, although I prefer Susanna. My favorite nn is just plain Sue, but I like Annie too. I love the combo, very unique yet I prefer Claire spelt Clare.

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It depends on how close you are to your cousin. My cousin and I are very close and I see here almost about 2-3 times a week. So therefore I cannot name my daughter Brianna or any variant like Bria or Brielle. It's just too close.

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I really like Susannah (prefer Susanna- the 'h' looks superfluous).Out of your nn's I like Susie. My favorite nn would be Sanna, pronounced Zanna.

Susannah, nn Susie is so cute! As for your cousin, I suppose it would depend on how close you are and how often you or your children run into each other. I would err on the side of not using it, but I know how hard it is to give up a name you love. Perhaps if you each call the child by a different nn, then that would solve the problem. Finally, if you do use it, I would check with her first.

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And what's with this French spelling of Claire? If you love Aoibheann so much, I declare you must spell it Clare.

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Susannah Mairead
Susannah Niamh
Susannah Maeve / Meabh
Susannah Aislinn / Aisling
Susannah Eibhlin
Susannah Emer
Susannah Brigid
Susannah Liadin
Susannah Maureen / Maire
Susannah Eve
Susannah Caroline
Susannah Georgina
Susannah Rosaleen

I like the name a lot, but I prefer the spelling Suzanna. I don't know why, but I don't like the h looks in the end, or the s.

I love Susannah, especially that spelling. My favorite combos for it are Susannah Lauraine and Susannah Scarlett. I wouldn't really use a nn for it if I were to use it, but I think I like Susie best.

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I love it

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And the combo is beautiful! I would prefer Susannah Clare Aoibheann, but it's still great. And I do not think that your cousin's daughter's name should interfere too much :)

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My favorite nn would be Anna or Suze, but I prefer it without.