Given name · also Ancient Greek
Súsanna
“rose, or lily”
Súsanna is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Egyptian. It is used in Faroese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Súsanna goes back to Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Šōšannā), meaning “rose, or lily.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Súsanna comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Egyptian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Σουσάννᾱ, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Šōšannā, “rose, or lily”), from Egyptian zšn (<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">zšn</i>).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Súsanna’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Súsanna has a conventional equivalent in the English form Susan. In Icelandic usage, Súsanna has a conventional equivalent in the German form Susanne. In Icelandic usage, Súsanna has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Zuzana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Súsanna has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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