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I used to think Susan was possibly the ugliest name imaginable and I never understood how anyone had ever found beauty in it. But I see it with a kinder eye now. It's still a bit flat and unmusical to me - Susanna is infinitely prettier and easier to digest, but Susan does have a certain something. It's a very adult name, very competent and capable, no nonsense. It has that clipped, wry, art deco sort of glamour to it. Susie and Suzy are very cute nicknames for it.

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It would be refreshing, almost startling to see on a little girl these days, and I think that's why it's growing on me.