Meaning and background
The story behind Susie
Susie is an English diminutive of Susan, giving a formal traditional name a more informal ending. The connection to Susanna and ultimately to Hebrew floral vocabulary belongs to the wider naming family. In use for a dog, Susie is easy to say twice in quick succession, with an established name history rather than a newly invented translation.
- Origin
- English diminutive of Susan. Source
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About Susie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Susie appears in 16 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/suzi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/suzi/ · primary stress on syllable 1S UW1 Z IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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