Suzanne is a common female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

that was particularly popular in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. It remained in the top 200 most popular names in the United States between 1930 and the late 1980s. Form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah). This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily" (in

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this also means "rose"). However, it has also been regularly used in English speaking countries since before the start of the 20th century. It may also be spelled '' Susanne'', and common

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s are ''Sue'' and ''Suzy''.

People with the given name

* Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, (1491–1521) * Suzanne Bachelard (1919–2007), French philosopher * Suzanne Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (1921–2010), English writer and painter * Suzanne Bertillon (1891-1980), French decorator, journalist, lecturer, and resistance fighter * Suzanne Bianchetti (1889–1936), French film actress * Suzanne Bischoff van Heemskerck (born 1950), Dutch politician * Suzanne Blackwell, New Zealand psychologist * Suzanne Bombardier (1966–1980), American murder victim *

Suzanne Bonamici Suzanne Marie Bonamici ( ; born October 14, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district, a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district speci ...

(born 1954), American politician * Suzanne Camelia-Römer (born 1959), Curaçao politician, twice Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles *Suzanne Capper (d. 1992), 16-year-old girl from Manchester who was

murdered Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction. ("The killing of another person without justification or excu ...

after being tortured and set on fire. * Suzanne Christy (1904–1974), Belgian film actress * Suzanne Clément (born 1969), Canadian actress * Suzanne Cloutier (1923–2003), Canadian actress *

Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American author and television writer who is best known as the author of the young adult literature, young adult Dystopian fiction, dystopian book series ''The Hunger Games''. She is also the author ...

(born 1962), American television writer and author * Suzanne Crémieux (1895–1976), French politician * Suzanne Crocker, Canadian documentary filmmaker *

Suzanne Cryer Suzanne Rossell Cryer (born January 13, 1967) is an American actress known for her roles as Ashley on the ABC sitcom '' Two Guys and a Girl'' and as Laurie Bream on the HBO original series ''Silicon Valley''. She featured in " The Yada Yada", a ...

(born 1967), American actress * Suzanne Curchod (1737–1794), French-Swiss salonist and write * Suzanne D'Mello, Indian singer, songwriter, vocal arranger, lyricist * Suzanne Danco (1911–2000), Belgian soprano * Suzanne Desan (born 1957), American professor of history * Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil (1900–1989), French wife of Samuel Beckett * Suzanne Degnan (died 1946), American murder victim * Suzanne Diskeuve (born 1920s), Belgian figure skater * Suzanne Doucet (born 1944), German singer, composer and producer *

Suzanne Farrell Suzanne Farrell (born August 16, 1945) is a former American ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Farrell began her ballet training as a child in Cincinnati. In 1960, she received a ...

(born 1945), American ballerina *

Suzanne Flon Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French people, French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film ''Tu ne tueras point, Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also re ...

(1918–2005), French film actress and comedian * Suzanne Freriks (born 1984), Dutch volleyball player * Suzanne de Goede (born 1984), Dutch racing cyclist * Suzanne Goldberg (1940–1999), New Zealand artist * Marie-Suzanne Giroust (1734–1772), French painter * Suzanne Grant (born 1984), Scottish footballer * Suzanne Harmes (born 1986), Dutch gymnast *

Suzanne Hiltermann-Souloumiac Suzanne 'Touty' Hiltermann-Souloumiac, née Hiltermann, (17 January 1919 – 2 October 2001) resisted the Nazis as part of the Dutch-Paris escape line during World War II. She survived Ravensbrück concentration camp. She received the US Medal ...

(1919–2001), French Resistance member *

Suzanne Innes-Stubb Suzanne Elizabeth Innes-Stubb (born 25 January 1970) is a British-Finnish attorney and the wife of Alexander Stubb, President of Finland. She is the first person of non-Finnish origin who's the spouse of the President of Finland during the pres ...

(born 1970), British-Finnish attorney, First Lady of Finland 2024– * Suzanne Johnston (born 1958), Australian operatic mezzo-soprano * Suzanne Jovin (1977–1998), German-born American University senior * Suzanne Kosmas (born 1944), American politician * Suzanne Landau (born 1946), Israeli art museum curator * Suzanne Lapointe (1934–2015), Canadian singer * Suzanne Lappin (born 1986), Scottish footballer * Suzanne Leclercq (1901–1994), Belgian paleobotanist and paleontologist * Suzanne Leclézio (1898–1987), French resistance fighter, nurse, railway social worker * Suzanne Le Mignot (born 1970), American television news reporter *

Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (; 24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player. She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total. She was also a four-time World ...

(1899–1938), French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles * Suzanne Lilar (1901–1992), Flemish Belgian essayist, novelist, and playwright * Suzanne Luttikhuis (born 1977), Dutch volleyball player * Suzanne Malveaux (born 1966), American television news reporter * Suzanne Manet (1829–1906), Dutch-born pianist, wife of Édouard Manet * Suzanne Morrow (1930–2006), Canadian figure skater *

Suzanne Mubarak Suzanne Saleh Mubarak ( , []; born 28 February 1941) is the widow of Egyptian former President of Egypt, president Hosni Mubarak and was the First Lady of Egypt during her husband's presidential tenure from 14 October 1981 to 11 February 2011. ...

(born 1941), First Lady of Egypt from 1981 to 2011 *

Suzanne Mulvey Suzanne Mulvey (née Malone; born 4 October 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward and represented Scotland at the senior international level. Club career Mulvey started her playing career with Hibernian after moving up from the ...

(née Malone, born 1984), Scottish footballer * Suzanne Perlman (1922–2020), Hungarian-Dutch visual artist *

Suzanne Pleshette Suzanne Pleshette (January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008) was an American actress. Pleshette was known for her roles in theatre, film, and television. She was nominated for three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. For her role as Emily Hart ...

(1937–2008), American actress * Suzanne Plesman (born 1971), Dutch field hockey player *

Suzanne Reichenberg Suzanne Reichenberg (stage name, Suzette; 7 September 1853 – 9 March 1924), Baroness of Bourgoing, was a French actress. She joined the Comédie-Française on August 1, 1867, and started on December 14, 1868. She was appointed its 294th member on ...

(1853-1924), French actress * Susanne Ringell (born 1955), Finnish writer and actress *

Suzanne Rogers Suzanne Rogers (born Suzanne Crumpler, July 9, 1943) is an American actress with film and television credits. Her stage name was inspired by Ginger Rogers, whom she cites as a personal inspiration for joining the entertainment industry. Rogers ...

(born 1943), former Rockette and now ''Days of Our Lives'' star * Suzanne Rutland (born 1946), Australian historian * Suzanne Silvercruys (1898–1973), Belgian-born American sculptor and political activist * Suzanne Somers (1946–2023), American actress, author, singer and businesswoman * Suzanne Spaak (1901–1944), Belgian World War II French Resistance operative * Mercury Suzanne Stardust (born 1987), American TikToker, transgender rights activist, and home repair educator * Suzanne Tassier (1898-1956), Belgian historian *

Suzanne Valadon Suzanne Valadon (; 23 September 1865 – 7 April 1938) was a French painter who was born Marie-Clémentine Valadon at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France. In 1894, Valadon became the first woman painter admitted to the . She was also the ...

(1865–1938), French painter * Suzanne van Veen (born 1987), Dutch racing cyclist *

Suzanne Vega Suzanne Nadine Vega ( Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter of Folk music, folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans 40 years. In the mid-1980s and 1990s she released four singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the ...

(born 1959), American singer and songwriter * Suzanne Elise Walsh, American academic administrator * Suzanne Wikle, American politician

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