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),
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, Suzanna, Suzannah
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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) Suzan may refer to:
*Suzan Najm Aldeen (born 1973), Syrian actress
* Suzan Anbeh (born 1970), German actress
* Suzan Rose Benedict (1873–1942), American academic
*Suzan Brittan (born 1967), American actress and vocalist
* Suzan Çevik (born 1977) ...
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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)
*Cezanne (Avant-garde)
Nicknames
Common
nicknames for Susan include:
* Sue (disambiguation), Sue, Susie (disambiguation), Susie, Susi (German), Suzi (disambiguation), Suzi, Suzy (disambiguation), Suzy, Suzie (disambiguation), Suzie, Suze (disambiguation), Suze, Poosan, Sanna (name), Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie (disambiguation), 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 (often shortened to he, שוש Shosh, he, שושי Shoshi)
* Shoshannam in Malayalam
* Zsuzsanna in Hungarian
* Susanna in Italian
* ja, スーザン (Sūzan)
* Susanna, Sanna and Susanne in Swedish
* Zuzanna or Zane in Latvian
* Zuzana in Czech and Slovak
* Zuzanna in Polish
* Susana in Portuguese, Spanish, along with a newly invented form Azucena (given name), 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
* List of people named Susan
* Black-eyed Susan (disambiguation)
References
External links
Etymology of Hebrew "shoshana" – basis of the name "Susan"
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English feminine given names
Persian feminine given names
