Zuzana is a common female
given name
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in the
Czech Republic and
Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna (
Polish
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* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
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*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
),
Suzanne,
Susan
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), ...
, or
Susannah
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– all commonly derived from the
Hebrew language name
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, ...
, meaning "lilly".
The
nameday for people with this name is 11 August.
Pronunciation
Both Czech and Slovak have initial stress and mark vowel length with
acute accent
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s, so the correct pronunciation of the name in the two languages is with the stress on the first syllable and with short vowels /'zuzana/.
Variants of the name (nicknames)
There are several variations of the name. For example, the name is often shortened to Zuzka. For a child with the name Zuzana, one can also use the
diminutive
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form Zuzanka. A modern nickname would be Zuzi.
People with this first name
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Zuzana Brzobohatá (born 1962), Czech politician
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Zuzana Chalupová (1925–2001), Serbian naïve painter
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Zuzana Čaputová (born 1973), first woman president of Slovakia, lawyer, activist, politician
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Zuzana Drdáková (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player
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Zuzana Kečkéšová (born 1980), Slovak molecular biologist
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Zuzana Licko (born 1961), Slovak-born American type designer, co-founder of Emigre
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Zuzana Navarová (1959–2004), Czech singer
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Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková (born 1984), Slovak sports shooter
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Zuzana Roithová
Zuzana Roithová (born 30 January 1953) is a Czech politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She was vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, a substitute on the Committee on ...
(born 1953), Czech politician
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Zuzana Růžičková (1927–2017), Czech harpsichordist
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Zuzana Tomas (born 1977), Slovak marathon runner
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Zuzana Zvolenská (born 1972), Slovak Minister of Health
See also
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Susanne (disambiguation)
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Czech feminine given names
Slovak feminine given names