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I named a big stuffed lion Sukey when I was a kid (probably because of the nursery rhyme Anneza mentioned, now that I think of it). I'm fond of it because of that.

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I don't perceive much difference between the spellings.

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For a human, I like it more than Sue / Suzy / Suzie, at least, but I'd prefer Suzanne.

This message was edited 3/28/2019, 12:35 PM

I love it as a nn for Susan/Susanne/Susannah/etc. On its own it’s far too cutesy and nicknamey. I think I like the Sukie spelling best, but Sukey is nice, too. Suki is nms.

Hi !!!

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My first link with this name is Sookie St James, the character played by Melissa McCarthy in 'Gilmore Girls' TV series.

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I dislike all the spellings of this name.

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I prefer Susanna without nicknames but if I have to choose I like Suzette.

This message was edited 3/28/2019, 12:07 AM

18th century nursery rhyme: Polly, put the kettle on (x 3), we'll all have tea. Sukey, take it off again (x 3), they've all gone away!

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From which we see that Polly and Sukey were nns (for Mary and Susan) and might have referred to housemaids; and that 'tea' was then pronounced 'tay' to rhyme with 'away'. Sukey (Sukie, Suky, Suki) didn't last as a nn for Susan in English, but it is still possible in Afrikaans and maybe Dutch.

It sounds like baby talk, like a baby name for a pacifier or teething ring. I understand it's a very old-fashioned nn for Susan, but I think it deserved to die out.
Suki Waterhouse remeinds me of "True Blood" and Sookie Stackhouse.