Sue - Meaning of Sue

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[ 1 syll. sue, su-e ] The baby girl name Sue is pronounced as Suw †. Sue has its origins in the Hebrew language and it is used largely in English. Sue is a contracted form of the English Susan and a contracted form of the English, German, and Italian Susanna.

See also the related forms, the English Bobbisue, the name Mary Sue, the English Sue Ellen, the English Sueann, and the name Sumaya.

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Sue is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1946 with 0.319% of baby girls being named Sue. It was #61 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is of only sporadic use today. Among all girl names in its family, Sue was nevertheless the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Sue include Soo, Su, Sache, Sachee, Sae, Saeg, Saege, Saesha, Sage, Saige, Sake, Sao, Sash, Sashae, Sashay, Sask, Sau, Say, Saye, and Sayge.

† Pronunciation for Sue: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"