Susanna (given name)
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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[1] . 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.[2]
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
- Susanna, a principal character in Mozart's 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro
- Suzzanna: Bernapas dalam Kubur (Suzzanna: Buried Alive), a 2018 Indonesian horror film directed by Rocky Soraya and Anggy Umbara and written by Bene Dion Rajagukguk
Events
- Killing of Susanna Feldmann, a crime that occurred in Germany in 2018
