Susan

Meaning

Name

A female given name from Hebrew.

Adj

Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Susa.

Noun

A person from the ancient city of Susa.

Synonyms

Suzan

Susanna

Suzanne

Susannah

Suzanna

Susanne

Translations

Susanne

Suzanne

Susana

Susanna

Susana

Susana

Σουζάνα

Σουσάννα

Suzette

Susan

سْوْزَان

Susan

Susanna

Susan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsuː.zən/

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Hebrew: שׁוֹשַׁנָּה

In summary

English form of the biblical Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn).