Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or

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 Susannah and the ...

. All are versions of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

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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, ...

, which is derived from the Hebrew ''shoshan'', meaning ''lotus flower'' in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages.

Variations

* Susana, Susanna (or Suzanna),

Suzana Suzana may refer to: *Suzana Al-Salkini (born 1984), Macedonian model *Suzana Alves (born 1978), Brazilian sex symbol * Suzana Amaral (1932–2020), Brazilian film director and screenwriter *Suzana Ansar (born 1978), English singer and actress * Su ...

, Suzannah *

Susann Susann is a given name and surname, a variant of Susan. 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), Ger ...

, Sussan, Suzan, Suzann *

Susanne Susanne may refer to: *Susanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) *, later USS ''SP-411'', a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 *, the proposed name and designation for a vess ...

, Suzanne *

* Suzan * Suzanne * Suzette *

Susie Susie is a female name that can be a diminutive form of Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, Susannah, Susanna or Susana. Susie may refer to: Songs *"Susie", a song by Krokus from '' Painkiller'' *"Susie", a song by John Lee Hooker from the album '' ...

, Suzy

Nicknames

Common

nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...

s for Susan include: * Sue,

, Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy,

Suzie Suzie or Susie is a feminine given name, and is a short form (hypocorism) of Suzanne (given name), Suzanne, Susannah (given name), Susannah or Susan (given name), Susan. Notable people with this given name include: People * Suzannah Suzie Bates ( ...

, Suze, Sanna,

Sookie Sookie, also written ‘Sukey’ or ‘Suki’, is a variant of the name Susan or Susannah, from Hebrew () meaning "rose" or "lily."Teresa Norman (2003) ''A World of Baby Names'', Perigee Trade; Revised edition Most famously, the name occurs in ...

Sukie Sukie are an English four piece indie band from Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, who formed in March 2006. They had a number one on the UK Indie Chart in 2008 with the double a-side "Pink-A-Pade" / "Fairies". Following the split of the band, ...

, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti

In other languages

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

and * * , or * * , or * * , or * Catalan,

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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and * ** *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

and * Danish and * Dutch and * * or ** * , , or * ; often shortened to , or * * * * or * or * * * ** , or * * or * * or * , or * * * *

References

External links

Etymology of Hebrew "shoshana" – basis of the name "Susan"
{{Authority control English feminine given names Feminine given names Given names derived from plants or flowers Persian feminine given names