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 Stamp of Indonesia with lotus flowers. The name Susan is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian. | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Hebrew |
| Meaning | Lily, Pure, Lotus flower |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Sue, Suellen, Susie, Susannah, Suzanne, Zuzana, Zuzu |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages.[1][2]
Variations
[edit | edit source]- Susana, Susanna (or Suzanna), Susannah, Suzana, Suzannah
- Susann, Sussan, Suzan, Suzann, Souzan
- Susanne, Suzanne
- Suzette
- Susie, Suzy
Nicknames
[edit | edit source]Common nicknames for Susan include:
- Sue, Susie, Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy, Suzie, Suze, Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti
In other languages
[edit | edit source]- Albanian and Romanian: Suzana
- Amharic: ሶስና, romanized: Sosna
- Arabic: سوسن, romanized: Sawsan, or سوزان, Sūzān
- Armenian: Շուշան, romanized: Šušan
- Assyrian: ܫܘܫܢ, romanized: Shushan, or ܫܘܫܢܬ, Shushaneh
- Azerbaijani: Süsən
- Bengali: সুসান, romanized: Sausan, or সূজ়ন, Suzon
- Catalan, Estonian and Italian: Susanna
- Chinese: 苏珊, romanized: Sūshān
- Yue Chinese: 蘇珊, romanized: Sou1saan1
- Czech and Slovak: Zuzana
- Danish and Norwegian: Susanne
- Dutch and Indonesian: Susan
- French: Suzanne
- German: Susanne or Susanna
- Swiss Standard German: Susen
- Greek: Σουζάνα, romanized: Souzána, Σωσσάνα, Sōssána, or Σουσάννα, Sousánna
- Hebrew: שושנה, romanized: Shoshana; often shortened to שוש, Shosh, or שושי, Shoshi
- Hungarian: Zsuzsanna
- Japanese: スーザン, romanized: Sūzan
- Korean: 수잔, romanized: Sujan
- Kurdish: Sosna or Swesne
- Latvian: Zuzanna or Zane
- Malayalam: ശോഷണം, romanized: Shoshannam
- Māori: Huhana
- Persian: سوسن, romanized: Sousan or Susan
- Polish: Zuzanna
- Portuguese: Susana or Açucena
- Serbian: Сузана, romanized: Suzana
- Spanish: Susana or Azucena
- Swedish: Susanna, Sanna or Susanne
- Russian: Сюзанна, romanized: Syuzanna
- Turkish: Suzan
- Ukrainian: Сусанна, romanized: Susanna
- Urdu: کنول, romanized: Kanul, lit. 'Lotus'
See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
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