Need help with "proper" spelling ...

mylilwildflower

I am almost 100% sure that Susannah Jo will be this LO's name! There are so many different variants of spellings. What, in your opinion, is the BEST and easiest spelling. I would hate for her to have to tell people her entire life. Thank you!

yogahh

Maybe loose the H? When I think Susanna, that's how I would spell it, and wouldn't even think it ended with an H. Is Jo a MN or will it all be one name? Very cute BTW.

mylilwildflower

Thank you @yogahh. Jo would be the middle name (family name)

shinyspade

I think susannah and susanna are both proper spellings. I actually like the name better with the H!

Elsa1984

I know three, and they all have the Susanna spelling, so the "h" really throws me off. 

sorarose

I also know a Suzannah, if that throws a wrench into your thinking.

mylilwildflower

@sorarose Eh. Not a fan of the Z in there but thank you  

I don't know why I keep adding the "h" when I spell it. It just seems to come natural to me but I also like Susanna. I suppose the H is unnecessary. 

@Elsa1094 You know 3?! Wow, I really didn't realize it was popular or common at all. I kind of thought I had fallen in love with a hidden little gem. 

parenthood4

If I was just guessing how someone spelled it, it would probably be with a z, without the h.

But I think either s version is totally fine. Whichever you prefer

blockedrose

The earliest versions, from the Bible, were spelled with no H. It was later altered to add the H or the Z or both.

SmrBrd2012

I prefer it without the Z and H - Susanna

momo21

I like Susannah. But that's how the one I know spells it. I really like it.

Linsbins

I like it with the H. I think of it like Savannah, and I like the h on the end. I think you could really go whichever way you prefer.

mylilwildflower

Thank you all so much for the input! I think I may spell it- Susannah. It just "feels" right but I didn't want it to be a "Wrong" version. 

eileenmcgoo

The only two Susannahs I've known both end it with an "h."

KaLikeAWind

I like it with the H. Reminds me of a badass lady gunslinger in The Dark Tower book series.

beaarthur4

Either way you spell it, such a pretty name. Good choice.

herewegrow

Susannah; z is too "special" and no H looks funny to me.

secretbaba

@mellymar that's who I think of every time I see the name. Good reference!

Smax0822

I think it looks best with the H

4N6s

Susannah or Susanna

ambercakes92

I like Susannah with an h, it looks "complete" to me.

mom32b

Yes!! With an H

Knottie1442268460

I prefer Suzannah

mrstrax

momo21 said:

I like Susannah. But that's how the one I know spells it. I really like it.

This.

TalleyAW

My 2 year old is Susanna and we've never encountered another! LOVE it! Also, it's etymology is Hebrew and the biblical spelling as a result is without the 'h.' The name means lily. Love my baby girl's name! Great choice!!

theglitteredpterodactyl

Neither option seems wrong so if Susannah feels right to you, definitely go with your gut! She'll learn to say "Susannah with an h" pretty seamlessly, no worries!

mylilwildflower

TalleyAW said:

My 2 year old is Susanna and we've never encountered another! LOVE it! Also, it's etymology is Hebrew and the biblical spelling as a result is without the 'h.' The name means lily. Love my baby girl's name! Great choice!!

Do you have a nick name you use? I love Susannah and I don't want to shorten it necessarily  but I am a nick namer at heart so I am curious.

xxdove

It is a beautiful name, spelled with or without the h. However I have always spelled it with an h- Susannah. It just looks right to me.

No z please

TalleyAW

No nickname! It has such a lyrical sound that I find we didn't need one and I'm a nicknamer too haha. She can also say her name and spell most of it at 24 months, so no worries there.

TalleyAW

Side note too, the doctor's office likes the spelling without the h because it differentiates her name apart from the myriad of Savannahs. No confusion there.

mrstrax

As to nicknames, my husband has a friend who is a Susanne Jr (not something you see often with girls names!). Her mom is Sue and she is Zanne, both of which would work for Susannah. Also, Susie, Suz, Anne, Anna