Zuzana is a common female

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in the

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and

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. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna (

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), 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

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– all commonly derived from the

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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

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for people with this name is 11 August.

Pronunciation

Both Czech and Slovak have initial stress and mark vowel length with

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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

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form Zuzanka. A modern nickname would be Zuzi.

People with this first name

* Zuzana Brzobohatá (born 1962), Czech politician * Zuzana Chalupová (1925–2001), Serbian naïve painter * Zuzana Čaputová (born 1973), first woman president of Slovakia, lawyer, activist, politician * Zuzana Drdáková (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player * Zuzana Kečkéšová (born 1980), Slovak molecular biologist * Zuzana Licko (born 1961), Slovak-born American type designer, co-founder of Emigre * Zuzana Navarová (1959–2004), Czech singer * Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková (born 1984), Slovak sports shooter *

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 * Zuzana Růžičková (1927–2017), Czech harpsichordist * Zuzana Tomas (born 1977), Slovak marathon runner * Zuzana Zvolenská (born 1972), Slovak Minister of Health

Pronunciation

Variants of the name (nicknames)

People with this first name

See also