Given name · Ancient Greek

Σουσάννα

Σουσάννα is a given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Ancient Greek.

Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Susan.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Σουσάννα comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה.

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Σουσάννα’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Σουσάννα shares a linguistic root with the Old Armenian form Շուշան. In Greek usage, Σουσάννα has a conventional equivalent in the English form Susan. In Greek usage, Σουσάννα has a conventional equivalent in the French form Suzanne.

Walk Σουσάννα’s family in the name graph

ΣουσάνναSusanneΣωσάνναSusanSuzanneSusannaZuzannaSusanoСусаннаՇուշան

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Σουσάννα has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.

Biblical Hebrew

9 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Σουσάννα, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Ahasbai

“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”

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Marie-Pier

Marie-Pier is a feminine given name from Koine Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in French.

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Mehitabel

“God makes happy”

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>99% girls

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Eubha

“giver of life; a lively woman”

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>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Shelemiah

“repaid of Yah” · “Yah is completeness”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Léa

“languid”

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>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Jezaniah

“Yah harkens”

No U.S. birth series

8% boys · 92% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Shimea

“he has heard” · “hearing”

No U.S. birth series

19% boys · 81% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Σουσάννα’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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