Susanna

Also known as Susanna (given name), Susanna (first name)

Susanna or Suzanna is a feminine first name, from the Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, Shoshana, 'Lily' which in turn derives from the Egyptian word for lotus flower

. It is the name of women in the Biblical books of Daniel and Luke. It is also often spelled Susannah.

Arabic سوسن (Sausan) meaning "iris". Persian سوسن (Susan) is the Persian spelling of this name and the Armenian "Susan", Shushan-Սուսան (Սուսաննա)= Շուշան (Շուշաննա, Շուշանիկ) also means iris. The spelling Susanna is used in Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland, as well as in the English-speaking world. The spelling Zuzana is used in Czech Republic and Slovakia and spelling Zsuzsanna in Hungary. In Poland it is Zuzanna. Even though very uncommon, it is also spelled Susana in Spain and Portugal, where it is more common.

The original Shoshana is still commonly used by Jewish people in the diaspora and Israel, often shortened to "Shosh" or "Shoshi".

“As chaste as Susanna” is an English saying in reference to the Biblical character.

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List of people with the given name Susanna

Susanna (disciple), one of the women associated with the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth

Susanna, a woman mentioned in Additions to Daniel

Susanna of Rome, Christian martyr

Susanna Agnelli, Italian politician, businesswoman, and writer

Susanna Al-Hassan, Ghanaian author and politician

Susanna Blamire, English Romantic poet

Susannah Carr, Australian newsreader

Susanna Ceccardi, Italian politician

Susanna Cherchi (born 1955), Italian politician

Susanna Clarke, British author

Susanna Dinnage, British television businesswoman

Susanna Dunachie, Scottish microbiologist and immunologist

Susanna M. D. Fry, American educator, activist

Susanna Gossweiler, Swiss educator

Susanna Hall, William Shakespeare's first daughter

Suzanna Hext, British para swimmer and equestrian

Susanna Hoffs, American musician

Susanna Kahlefeld (born 1964), German politician

Susanna Leveson-Gower, Marchioness of Stafford, British noblewoman

Susanna Lewis, American textile artist

Susanna Maiolo (born 1984), Italo-Swiss attacker of Pope Benedict XVI

Susanna Mälkki, Finnish cellist and conductor

Susanna Minguell, Spanish philosopher and writer

Susanna Moodie, Canadian writer

Susanna Nerantzi, Greek pianist and composer

Susanna Orelli-Rinderknecht, Swiss activist

Susanna Louise Patteson (1853–1922), American stenographer, educator and author

Suzanna Randall, German astrophysicist

Susanna Reid, English television presenter

Suzanna Sablairolles, Dutch actress

Suzanna Shahbazian, Canadian rhythmic gymnast

Susana Soca, Uruguayan poet

Susanna Tamaro, Italian author

Susanna Tapani (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey and ringette player

Susanna Temple, English courtier

Susanna Wallumrød (born 1979), Norwegian singer

Susanna Wesley, mother of John Wesley and Charles Wesley

Suzzanna Martha Frederika van Osch (known mononymously as Suzzanna), Indonesian actress

Kim Susanna (stage name Bessie, born 2004), South Korean singer, rapper and member of girl group Lapillus

Fictional characters with the given name Susanna

Focal character of "Oh! Susanna", a popular Gold Rush era song by Stephen Foster

Events

Killing of Susanna Feldmann, a crime that occurred in Germany in 2018

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