Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian ''
sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower",
from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), from Greek ''Sousanna'', from Latin
''Susanna'', from Old French ''Susanne''.
Variations
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Susana (given name)
Susana is a feminine given name. Like its variants, which include the names Susanna and Susan, it is derived from Σουσάννα, ''Sousanna'', the Greek form of the Hebrew שושנה, ''Shoshannah'', which could have been derived from the Aram ...
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Susanna,
Susannah
''Susannah'' is an opera in two acts by the American composer Carlisle Floyd, who wrote the libretto and music while a member of the piano faculty at Florida State University. Floyd adapted the story from the Apocryphal tale of Susanna (Book of D ...
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Suzana Suzana may refer to:
* Suzana Al-Salkini (born 1984), Macedonian model
* Suzana Alves (born 1978), Brazilian sex symbol
* Suzana Amaral (born 1932), Brazilian film director and screenwriter
* Suzana Ansar (born 1978), English singer and actress
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Susann Susann is a given name and surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Persons with the given name
* Susann-Annette Storm (born 1957), German attorney and university chancellor
* Susann B. Winter (fl. 1970s–present), German actress (also cre ...
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Suzan, Suzann
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Susanne (given name)
Susanne is a feminine given name. It is a German and Scandinavian form of Susanna, with Susann and Suzanne as variants.
Notable persons with the given name Susanne include:
* Susanne Antonetta (born 1956), American poet and author
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Suzanne
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Susanne (given name)
Susanne is a feminine given name. It is a German and Scandinavian form of Susanna, with Susann and Suzanne as variants.
Notable persons with the given name Susanne include:
* Susanne Antonetta (born 1956), American poet and author
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Suzan (given name)
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Suzanne
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Suzette (given name)
Suzette or Susette is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Suzette Charles (born 1963), American singer, entertainer, and actress
*Suzette Couture, cofounder with Pierre Sarrazin of ''Sarrazin Couture Entertainment'' in Canada
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Suzy (given name)
Suzy is a feminine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Suzanne, Susan, etc. People named Suzy include:
People
* Suzy Aitchison (born 1960), English television actress
* Suzy Batkovic (born 1980), Australian basketball player
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Zuzanna (given name)
Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna (Polish), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Shoshana, meaning "lilly" ...
*Cezanne (Avant-garde)
Nicknames
Common
nickname
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s for Susan include:
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Sue,
Susie, Susi (German),
Suzi,
Suzy,
Suzie,
Suze,
Poosan,
Sanna,
Suzie,
Sookie,
Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti
In other languages
* fa, سوسن (Sousan, Susan)
** tg, Савсан (Savsan), tg, Сӯсан (Sūsan)
* ku, Sosna,Swesne
* ar, سوسن (Sawsan)
* hy, Շուշան (Šušan)
* (Sushan)
* Sujan in Korean (수잔)
* 蘇珊 in Cantonese (Soshan)
* Suzanne in French
* Susan in Dutch
* Susanne in German (also Susanna), Danish and Norwegian
* he, שושנה
Shoshana Shoshana (''Shoshánna(h)'', ) is a Hebrew feminine first name. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible and, via (), it developed into such European and Christian names as Susanna, Susan, Susanne, Susana, Susannah, Suzanne, Susie, ...
(often shortened to he, שוש Shosh, he, שושי Shoshi)
* Shoshannam in
Malayalam
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Zsuzsanna
Zsuzsanna is the Hungarian form of the feminine given name Susanna.
Notable bearers
*Zsuzsanna Budapest (born 1940), American author of Hungarian origin who writes on feminist spirituality
* Zsuzsanna Csobánki (born 1983), female Hungarian swim ...
in Hungarian
* Susanna in Italian
* ja, スーザン (Sūzan)
* Susanna, Sanna and Susanne in Swedish
* Zuzanna or Zane in Latvian
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Zuzana
Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna ( Polish), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Shoshana, meaning "lilly".
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in Czech and Slovak
* Zuzanna in Polish
* Susana in Portuguese, Spanish, along with a newly invented form
Azucena (the modern Spanish word for "lily")
* সুসান (Sausan) or সূজ়ন (Suzon) in Bengali
* Susanna in Catalan
* Suzana in Romanian
* Susanna in Estonian
* Сузана (Suzana) in Serbian
* Susen in Switzerland
* Сюзанна (Syuzanna) in Russian
* Σουζάνα (Souzana) or Σωσσάνα (Sosana) or Σουσάννα (Sousanna) in Greek
* ܫܘܫܢ or ܫܘܫܢܬ (Shushan or Shushaneh) in Assyrian/Chaldean/Aramaic/Syriac
* Suzan in Turkish
* Сусанна (Susanna) in Ukrainian
* ur, کنول (Kanul = Lotus)
* Süsən in Azerbaijani
* ሶስና in Amharic
* sq, Syzana Is actually composed of two word. Sy - eyes, and Zana - Goddess. It means Eyes of a Goddess. It is an original Albanian name. It is not related to Susan but it is common practice when translating books and TV shows to Albanian to convert Susan to Syzana.
See also
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List of people named Susan
{{wiktionary, Susan
This is a list of notable people with the given name Susan (given name), Susan.
Notable people named Susan
*Susan (Iranian singer) (1942–2004), born Golandam Taherkhani, an Iranian singer
*Susan (Japanese singer), pop singer ...
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Black-eyed Susan (disambiguation)
''Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs'' is a comic play in three acts by Douglas William Jerrold, Douglas Jerrold. The story concerns a heroic sailor, William, who has been away from England for three years fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. ...
References
External links
Etymology of Hebrew "shoshana" – basis of the name "Susan"
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English feminine given names
Persian feminine given names