Susanna or Suzanna is a feminine

first name First most commonly refers to: * First, the ordinal form of the number 1 First or 1st may also refer to: Acronyms * Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array * Far Infrared an ...

, of

Egyptian ''Egyptian'' describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of year ...

and

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origin. It is the name of women in the Biblical books of Daniel and Luke. It is often spelled

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 ...

, although Susanna is the original spelling. It is derived from the Egyptian ''shoshen'', meaning "lotus flower". Arabic سوسن (''Sausan'') meaning "iris". Persian سوسن (''Susan'') is the Persian spelling of this name and the Armenian "Susan", ''Shushan-Սուսան'' (Սուսաննա)= Շուշան (Շուշաննա, Շուշանիկ) also means iris. The spelling Susanna is used in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

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, the

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and

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, as well as in the English-speaking world. The spelling Zuzana is used in

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

and spelling Zsuzsanna in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

. In

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it is Zuzanna. Even though very uncommon, it is also spelled Susana in Spain and Portugal, where it is more common. The Hebrew form

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, ...

is still commonly used by Jewish people in the

diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of birth, place of origin. The word is used in reference to people who identify with a specific geographic location, but currently resi ...

and in contemporary

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

, often shortened to "Shosh" or "Shoshi". “As chaste as Susanna” is an English saying in reference to the Biblical character.

List of people with the given name Susanna

Susanna (disciple) Susanna ( ; , originated from Hebrew שושנה "Shoshana") is one of the women associated with the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. The name Susanna means "Lily". Susanna in the Gospels Susanna is among the women listed in Luke 8 () as being ...

, one of the women associated with the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth * Susanna, a woman mentioned in

Additions to Daniel The additions to Daniel are three chapters not found in the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Daniel. The text of these chapters is found in the Septuagint, the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible from the original Hebrew. The three chap ...

* Susanna of Rome, Christian martyr *

Suzana Ansar Suzana Ansar (; born 14 February) is an England, English singer, actress and television presenter of British Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi descent. Early life Ansar was born in London, England to Bangladeshi expatriate parents. Her mother, (Jenney) ...

, British Bengali singer and TV personality * Susannah Carr, Australian newsreader * Susanna Clarke, British author * Susanna Dinnage, British television businesswoman * Susanna M. D. Fry, American educator, activist * Susanna Hall, William Shakespeare's first daughter * Suzanna Hext, British para swimmer and equestrian *

Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress. With Debbi Peterson and Vicki Peterson, she founded the Bangles in 1981. Their debut album, ''All Over the Place (The Bangles album), All Over ...

, American musician * Susanna Maiolo (born 1984), Italo-Swiss attacker of Pope Benedict XVI *

Susanna Mälkki Susanna Ulla Marjukka Mälkki (born 13 March 1969) is a Finnish conductor and cellist. Early life and education Mälkki was born on 13 March 1969 in Helsinki. She began to learn the violin, piano, and cello in her youth, eventually focusing ...

, Finnish cellist and conductor * Susanna Minguell, Spanish philosopher and writer * Susanna Nerantzi, Greek pianist and composer * Suzanna Randall, German astrophysicist * Suzanna Sablairolles, Dutch actress * Suzanna Shahbazian, Canadian rhythmic gymnast * Susanna Tamaro, Italian author * Susanna Wallumrød (born 1979), Norwegian singer * Susanna Wesley, mother of

John Wesley John Wesley ( ; 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a principal leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies ...

and

Charles Wesley Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English Anglican cleric and a principal leader of the Methodist movement. Wesley was a prolific hymnwriter who wrote over 6,500 hymns during his lifetime. His works include "And Can It ...

* Suzzanna, Indonesian actress * Kim Susanna (stage name Bessie, born 2004), South Korean singer, rapper and member of girl group Lapillus

Fictional characters with the given name Susanna

* Focal character of "

Oh! Susanna "Oh! Susanna" is a folk song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864), first published in 1848. It is among the most popular American songs ever written. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. ...

", a popular Gold Rush era song by Stephen Foster * Susanna, a principal character in Mozart's 1786 opera ''

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienn ...

'' * ''Suzzanna: Bernapas dalam Kubur ( Suzzanna: Buried Alive)'', a 2018 Indonesian

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Mo ...

directed by Rocky Soraya and Anggy Umbara and written by Bene Dion Rajagukguk

Events

* Killing of Susanna Feldmann, a crime that occurred in Germany in 2018

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List of people with the given name Susanna

Fictional characters with the given name Susanna

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