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سوسن
“Latn mention”·“egy”·“lotus”
سوسن (sawsan) is a feminine given name from Middle Persian, ultimately from Egyptian. It is used in Arabic and Persian.
Arabic and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Susan.
Meaning & origin
What it means
سوسن goes back to Egyptian zšn (<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">zšn</i>), meaning “lotus.”
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Where it comes from
سوسن comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Egyptian.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek σοῦσον, from Egyptian zšn (<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">zšn</i>, “lotus”).
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سوسن’s family of names
In Persian usage, سوسن shares a linguistic root with the Old Armenian form Շուշան. In Persian usage, سوسن can be written in the Roman alphabet as Susan. In Arabic usage, سوسن can be written in the Roman alphabet as Sawsan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
سوسن has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named سوسن
- Sawsan BadrEgyptian actressborn 1957
- Sawsan RabieEgyptian actress (1962–2021)
- Sawsan ChebliGerman politicianborn 1978
- Sousan HajipourIranian taekwondo practitionerborn 1990
- Sawsan AmerEgyptian artistborn 1937
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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