Susan (given name)
Susan is a feminine given name, a form of Susanna, deriving originally from Middle Egyptian "sšn" (lotus flower), first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. However, the Hebrew root for the name for the lily, שושן is derived from the root שוש or ששנ , meaning "to be joyful, bright, or cheerful", which is the basis for the word and name ששון Sasson, meaning "joy of life*". The Persian name for lily is سوسن sousan, susan. The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated.
Variations
Nicknames
Common nicknames for Susan include :
In other languages
- Persian: سوسن (Sousan, Susan) / Tajik: Савсан (Savsan), Tajik: Сӯсан (Süsan)
- Arabic: سوسن (Sawsan)
- Armenian: Շուշան (Šušan)
- Suzanne in French and Dutch
- Susanne in German, Danish and Norwegian
- Hebrew: שושנה (Shoshana) (often shortened to Hebrew: שוש Shosh, Hebrew: שושי Shoshi)
- Zsuzsanna in Hungarian
- Susanna in Italian
- Japanese: スーザン
- Susanna, Sanna and Susanne in Swedish
- Xuxa in Latin origin
- Zuzanna or Zane in Latvian
- Zuzana in Czech and Slovak
- Zuzanna, Zuzia in Polish
- Susana or Susianna in Portuguese
- Susana in Spanish
- Sosamma in Malayalam
- Susanna in Estonian
- Сузана in Serbian
- Сюзанна in Russian
- ܫܘܫܢ or ܫܘܫܢܬ (Shushan or Shushaneh) in Assyrian/Chaldean/Aramaic/Syriac
- Suzan in Turkish
- Сусанна in Ukrainian
- Urdu: کنول
See also
References
- ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Susanna
- ^ Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names
External links