How do you pronounce Sósaidh?

Sósaidh is pronounced “SOH-see”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Sósaidh mean?

Sósaidh means a pet form of Súsanna (Susanna).

Is Sósaidh a boy's or a girl's name?

Sósaidh is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How else is Sósaidh spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Susie. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Girl's name

Sósaidh

“SOH-see”

a pet form of Súsanna (Susanna)

Susie

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

The Irish Susie: Woulfe lists it as the pet form of Sósanna or Súsanna, written the Irish way.

Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z