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Suki

The edited English name entry for Suki identifies it as a familiar form of Susanna or Susan. This is one documented name history. It does not establish a Japanese personal-name etymology or prove that every pet named Suki was named for this English nickname.

Meaning
An English familiar form of Susanna or Susan
Name or word origin
English name usage

Sources and meaning notes

The English nickname reading is the one verified here. Japanese word or character readings remain unverified and are not translated as beloved.

  • Behind the Name: Suki The name form, its documented usage and the specific name-history relationships described here

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Catalog grouping: Female. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.

Popularity in cited datasets

Each position below belongs to its publisher’s sample and time period. These are not iCatNames registration counts or a combined ranking.

Dataset scopePositionSource
U.S. cat names — top 100 #89 Rover catalog (checked 2026-10-26; undated)

An undated catalog checked in 2026 is not a 2025 annual result. Historical reports keep their published period. Source records on this page were checked on 2026-10-26.

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Names in similar collections to Suki

These entries have source references and overlap with this name in the site’s editorial collections. The overlap does not measure pet-owner preferences or prove a shared linguistic origin.

NameMeaning or reference
Daisy The daisy flower
Luna Moon
Ruby The ruby gemstone
Bella Associated with Italian bella, meaning beautiful
Coco See the name-history reference