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Sue name meaning

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in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

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Origin and Meaning of Sue

User Submitted Origins

English
65%
Hebrew
17%
American
9%
Australian
4%
Jewish
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 people from Georgia, U.S. agree the name Sue is of Hebrew origin and means "Gift of God".
  2. According to 2 people from the United Kingdom and the United States, the name Sue is of Hebrew origin and means "Lily".
  3. A submission from Wisconsin, U.S. says the name Sue means "The name Sue means lily" and is of Jewish origin.
  4. A submission from Australia says the name Sue means "Child of the stars" and is of Australian origin.
  5. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Sue means "Love, peace and hope" and is of English origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
verb Sue
Senses
  1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo."For yet there was no man that haddle him sued." [Chaucer.]"I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all the service due." [Spenser.]" Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me." [Tennyson.]
  2. [Law]
    1. To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially.
    2. To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.
  3. [Falconry] To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
  4. [Naut] To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.

Etymology: OE. suen sewen siwen, OF. sivrepres.ind. 3d sing. il siut suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere, for L. sequi secutus; akin to Gr. �, Skr. sac to accompany, and probably to E. see, v.t. See See (v. t.), and cf. Consequence Ensue Execute Obsequious Pursue Second Sect in religion, Sequence Suit

verb Sue
Senses
  1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead."By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you." [Pope.]"Cæsar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship." [C. Middleton.]"The Indians were defeated and sued for peace." [Jefferson.]
  2. [Law] To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
  3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover.
  4. [Naut] To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
    Synonyms: eugene sue
  2. Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
    Synonyms: action, litigate, and process
Wiktionary

Shortening.

  1. A diminutive of Susan and of related female given names; popular as a middle name.
  2. (informal) A Mary Sue (type of character in fiction).

Sue was also found in the following language(s): Italian

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Notable Persons Named Sue

Notable Persons Named Sue

Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins is a comedian. Sue was given the name Susan Elizabeth Perkins on September 22nd, 1969 in East Dulwich, London, England.

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Sue Lyon

Sue Lyon is an actress. She was most prominent from 1959 to 1986. Sue was given the name Suellyn Lyon on July 10th, 1946 in Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

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Sue Bird

Sue Bird is a basketball player for the Seattle Storm, Dynamo Moscow (women's basketball), WBC Spartak Moscow Region, and UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Women's National Basketball Association. Her ongoing career started in 2002. Sue was born on October 16th, 1980 in Syosset, New York.

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Sue Barker

Sue Barker is a tennis player. Sue was born on April 19th, 1956 in Paignton, Devon, England.

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Sue Grafton

Sue Grafton is a mystery fiction writer. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1964 to 1967. Sue was given the name Sue Taylor Grafton on April 24th, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Sue Ramirez

Sue Ramirez is an actor and actress. Her ongoing career started in 2011. Sue was given the name Sue Anna Ramirez Dodd on July 20th, 1996 in Parañaque.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Sue

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sue

Mel & Sue

Mel & Sue is a television presenters and comedians. He has had major accomplishments since 1988. Mel was born in 1968.

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Selah Sue

Selah Sue is a soul, reggae, r&b, and contemporary r&b musician. Selah was given the name Sanne Putseys on May 3rd, 1989 in Leuven.

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Peggy Sue

Peggy Sue is a country music singer-songwriter. She plays Vocals. She has been prominent since 1966. Peggy was given the name Peggy Sue Webb on March 24th, 1943.

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Derald Wing Sue

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Eugène Sue

Eugène Sue was a writer. He was most prominent from 1830 to 1857. Eugène was given the name Joseph Marie Eugène Sue on January 20th, 1804. He died on August 3rd, 1857.

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Jack Wong Sue

Jack Wong Sue is a military person. His military service ended in 1946.

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Common last names for Sue

Common first names for Sue

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Sue U.S.
█  White 26.28% 64.26%
█  African American 8.51% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 54.39% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 5.81% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 0.00% 16.26%

Of Last Name Sue

People with the last name Sue are most frequently White or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Sue

  • What name lists does Sue rank for?
    #8Girl Names Unique to the Midwest
    #2Girl Names Unique to the Great Lakes
  • How Popular is the name Sue? Sue is the 499th most popular name of all time. As a last name Sue was the 18,609th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Sue have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 145,005 babies born with the first name Sue in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sue to occupy the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with an estimated population of 109,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Sue? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 65 new born babies.
  • When was Sue first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sue is Tuesday, June 8th, 1869.
  • What year had the most people named Sue born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sue was in 1947 with a total of 5,306 babies. That's a lot of babies named Sue!
  • Random Sue Factoid: According to the 1944 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sue ranks 55th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Kansas. Imagine that, 58 babies in Kansas have the same name in 1944.
  • Weird things about the name Sue: The name spelled backwards is Eus. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Use. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Sue? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,480 people with the last name Sue.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sue? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Sue as their last name since less than 1 person in 200k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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