Sookie
English
Etymology
A variant of the name Susan or Susannah, from Hebrew שושנה (“Shoshona”) meaning "rose" or "lily".[1]
Proper noun
Sookie
- A female given name of Hebraic origin.
Usage notes
The name most famously occurs in the English nursery rhyme "Polly Put the Kettle On".[2]
References
- Teresa Norman (2003) A World of Baby Names, Perigee Trade; Revised edition →ISBN
- I. Opie and P. Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd ed., 1997), pp. 353–54.