Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of
Susanna or
Susannah. All are versions of the
Hebrew
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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
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Susana,
Susanna (or Suzanna),
Susannah,
Suzana, Suzannah
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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 ...
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Sussan,
Suzan, Suzann
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Susanne,
Suzanne
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Susanne
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Suzan
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Suzanne
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Suzette
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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 '' ...
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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:
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Sue,
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 '' ...
, Susi (German),
Suzi,
Suzy,
Suzie,
Suze,
Sanna,
Suzie,
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 ...
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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
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See also
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List of people named Susan
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Black-eyed Susan (disambiguation)
References
External links
Etymology of Hebrew "shoshana" – basis of the name "Susan"
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English feminine given names
Feminine given names
Given names derived from plants or flowers
Persian feminine given names