Susana (given name)

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Susana is a feminine given name. Like its variants, which include the names Susanna and Susan, it is derived from Σουσάννα, Sousanna, the Greek form of the Hebrew שושנה, Shoshannah, which could have been derived from the Aramaic language. ܫܘܫܢ, Shoshan means lily in Syriac. سوسن, Susan, is the Persian spelling of this name. The spelling Susanna is used in Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland, as well as much of the English-speaking world. Zuzana is used in Czech Republic and Slovakia, and the spelling is Zsuzsanna in Hungary. In Polish it is Zuzanna. In addition to its use in English, the spelling Susana is also common in countries such as Spain and Portugal.

Notable people bearing the name Susana include:

• Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), wife of composer Sir William Walton
• Susana Baca (born 1944), Peruvian singer
• Susana Blaustein Muñoz, Argentine film director
• Susana Calandrelli (1901-1978), Argentine writer and teacher
• Susana Camarero (born 1970), Spanish politician
• Susana Campos (1934-2004), Argentine actress
• Susana Chávez-Silverman, American writer and professor
• Susana Chou (born 1941), Chinese politician
• Susana Chávez (1974–2011), Mexican poet and activist
• Susana Dosamantes (born 1948), Mexican actress
• Susana Duijm (born 1936), Venezuelan entertainer
• Susana Escobar (born 1987), Mexican swimmer and Olympian
• Susana Feitor (born 1975), Portuguese racewalker
• Susana Ferrari Billinghurst (1914–1999), Argentine aviator
• Susana Freyre, Argentine actress
• Susana Félix (born 1975), Portuguese entertainer
• Susana Giménez (born 1944), Argentine actress and host
• Susana González(born 1973), Mexican actress
• Susana Harp (born 1968), Mexican singer
• Susana Higuchi (born 1950), Peruvian politician and engineer
• Susana López Charreton, Mexican virologist
• Susana Malcorra (born 1954), United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support
• Susana Martinez (born 1959), 31st governor of New Mexico
• Susana Medina (born 1966), English-Spanish writer
• Susana Mendoza (born 1972), City Clerk of Chicago
• Susana Miller, Argentinian tango dancer
• Susana Molinari Leguizamón, Argentine writer
• Susana Pagano (born 1968), Mexican author
• Susana Peper (born 1946), Argentine swimmer
• Susana Rinaldi (born 1935), Argentine tango singer
• Susana Rivadeneira (born 1979), former Miss Ecuador
• Susana Seivane (born 1976), Galician gaita player
• Susana Somolinos (born 1977), Spanish judoka
• Susana Torrejón (born 1960), Spanish Olympian sprint canoer
• Susana Urbina (born 1946), Peruvian-American psychologist
• Susana Vilca, Peruvian congresswoman
• Susana Villarán (born 1949), Peruvian politician
• Susana Werner (born 1977), Brazilian model and actress
• Susana Zabaleta (born 1964), Mexican singer and actress

See also:

• Susanna (given name)
• Susannah (given name)
• Susan
• Susie (disambiguation)
• Suzanne (given name)
• Susanne (given name)
• Sue (name)

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