Susanna name - Meaning of Susanna
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- soo-ZAHN-nah (Italian) , soo-ZAN-ə (English)
- Susanna Meaning
- From Σουσαννα (Sousanna) , the Greek form of the Hebrew name (Shoshannah). This was derived from the Hebrew word (shoshan) meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose"), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian sšn "lotus". In the Old Testament Apocrypha this is the name of a woman falsely accused of adultery. The prophet Daniel clears her name by tricking her accusers, who end up being condemned themselves. It also occurs in the New Testament belonging to a woman who ministered to Christ. As an English name, it was occasionally used during the Middle Ages in honour of the Old Testament heroine. It did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation, at which time it was often spelled Susan. Susanna originates in Hebrew language and means "lily". Susanna makes several appearances in the Bible. In the Book of Daniel, she was a woman falsely accused of adultery. She is also mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, and associated with the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. In the U.S. it is more popular in its variant spelling, Susan. As a given name it became popular after the Protestant Reformation.
Susanna Related Names
Variants: Susanne (Swedish), Syuzanna (Russian), Suzanne (Dutch), Suzanne, Susan, Suzan, Suzanna (English), Susannah (Biblical), Sousanna, Sukie, Suzana, Suzannah, Zanna, Zuzana, Zuzanna, Susana, Shoshana
Diminutives: Sanna, Susann (Swedish), Sanne (Dutch), Sue, Sukie, Susie, Suzi, Suzie, Suzy, Zanna (English)
Other Languages: Sawsan (Arabic), Sousanna (Biblical Greek), Shoshannah (Biblical Hebrew), Suzana (Croatian), Zuzana, Zuzanka, Zuzka (Czech), Susanne, Sanne, Susann (Danish), Suzanne, Suzette (French), Susanne, Susann, Suse, Susi (German), Shoshana, Shoshannah (Hebrew), Zsuzsanna, Zsazsa, Zsuzsa, Zsuzsi (Hungarian), Zuzanna (Latvian), Suzana (Macedonian), Huhana (Maori), Susanne, Susann (Norwegian), Zuzanna, Zula, Zuza, Zuzia (Polish), Susana (Portuguese), Suzana (Portuguese (Brazilian) ), Suzana (Serbian), Zuzana, Zuza, Zuzanka, Zuzka (Slovak), Suzana (Slovene), Susana, Susanita (Spanish)
Susanna Celebrities
Susanna Clarke - author, Susanna De Vries - writer, Susanna Drury - artist, Susanna Hoffs - musician, Susanna Lindeborg - jazz artist, Susanna Moore - writer, Susanna Rowson - writer, Susanna Thompson - actress,
